Chapter 2997: An Old Acquaintance from the Realm Sea, Considered Fate
Universal Career Change: Necromancer! I Am the Calamity by Slow Pig
Arriving at the city gate, they saw three large beast race characters carved on the city wall.
Purple Tiger City!
This was the royal city of the Lightning Purple Tigers, and the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers were one of the royal clans of the beast race. Their clan leader, Lei Tian, had cultivation as high as the ninth level of Dao Venerable, second only to the Beast Emperor in status among the beast race.
There was a saying in the beast race that the clan leaders of the several royal clans were actually the Beast Emperorâs representatives in the Northern Continent.
So figures like Lei Tian held very high status in the beast race.
Beast race cities werenât exclusively for beasts; outsiders often came as well.
On their way, Lin Moyuâs group had already seen human merchant caravans and small groups of human cultivators.
So their group didnât stand out too much.
The city gates were open, with no one checking, allowing free entry and exit, emphasizing a rough and unrefined style.
There were Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger troops on the city walls, but they didnât maintain order. Even if people started fighting in the city, as long as they didnât damage buildings, the troops wouldnât interfere.
If buildings were damaged, one just had to pay compensation.
If someone was killed in the city, it was simple: the killer just had to pay enough money, that is, a cleaning fee, and someone would naturally help clean up the body and traces.
There were no formations managing the city, though there were many patrol personnel in the sky monitoring the entire cityâs situation.
Here, the emphasis was on savagery and ferocity, resolving disputes with fists at the slightest disagreement.
Entering the city, the whole world suddenly became lively.
Shouts constantly rang out, with many stalls on the streets selling various specialties of the beast race.
There were things to eat and things to play with.
Besides this, there were also many shops on both sides, including taverns and inns, which wasnât much different from human cities in this respect.
Little Mist sat on Little Oxâs back, her bright big eyes looking left and right with curiosity.
A supreme Celestial Venerable didnât look like one at all.
But looking at Little Five, it seemed about the same.
Little Five was at least a Dao Venerable, but also didnât look like one.
Instead, Little Moon, with the lowest realm among the three, was the most calm and composed.
Lin Moyu asked, "Is this Little Fiveâs first time in a beast race city?"
Little Five nodded, "Yes, the elders at home said the city was very dangerous. If those powerful Dao Venerables discovered our identity, we would definitely be hunted down."
Lin Moyu smiled, "Donât worry, with me here, no one can do anything to you."
Little Five showed a bright smile, "Little Five knows, Father will definitely protect Little Five."
As long as she was with Lin Moyu, Little Five felt very secure.
This sense of security from the soul made Little Five very close to Lin Moyu, even willing to cross the Realm Sea to find him.
The group passed through the city and arrived in front of the huge palace in the city center.
This was the royal palace of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan, also where the direct lineage members of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers lived.
As a royal clan, the entire Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan was an extremely large family system, with hundreds of thousands of clan members.
Only direct lineage members were qualified to live in Purple Tiger City; all branch family members could only live elsewhere.
The beast race placed great importance on bloodlines, with the purity of bloodlines being very important.
In front of the royal palace, two Celestial Venerables guarded the gate. They wore purple armor and, although in human form, it wasnât perfect, with many beast characteristics still visible.
Seeing Lin Moyu stop in front of the royal palace, one of them immediately questioned, "Human cultivator, what business do you have?"
Although relations between beasts and humans werenât harmonious, it hadnât reached the point of shouting to kill on sight.
Moreover, Lin Moyu was a Dao Venerable, so they had to show some respect.
Lin Moyu said, "Iâm looking for Lei Hao. Is he here?"
Lei Hao was of the direct lineage of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers. If nothing unexpected had happened, he should be here.
The two guards exchanged glances, and the one continued to ask, "Youâre looking for Young Master Lei Hao?"
His expression was a bit strange, with an indescribable feeling.
Lin Moyu nodded, "If thereâs no one else with the same name, yes, itâs him."
The man continued to ask, "Whatâs your name?"
Lin Moyu said, "Lin Moyu. Just tell Lei Hao, an old acquaintance from the Realm Sea is visiting."
"Wait here, Iâll report it." One of them took out a small angular stone and said to it, "Report, someone is here to see Young Master Lei Hao."
In Lin Moyuâs eyes, this stone was a crude communication treasure, with a single function and very short range.
Among humans, such things had long been obsolete.
A moment later, a voice sounded from the stone, "Let them in."
The voice was the command, and the two guards immediately opened the palace gates. A Celestial Venerable of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers walked out from the royal palace, "Please follow me."
The attitude was quite polite and courteous.
The group entered the royal palace and came to a garden that could barely be called elegant.
It couldnât compare to human gardens, of course, but for the beast race, having such a garden was already quite good.
The garden was large, with formations arranged within, gathering origin power.
Lin Moyu could sense that beneath Purple Tiger City, there was an Origin Spirit Vein.
This Origin Spirit Vein was of no low grade, at least seventh-grade, possibly even eighth-grade.
Only an Origin Spirit Vein of seventh grade or above could support a ninth-level Dao Venerable cultivator.
The power from the Origin Spirit Vein was drawn out, permeating the entire royal palace.
In some corners of the garden, members of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan were cultivating, paying no attention to Lin Moyu and his group.
Passing through the garden, they entered a front hall where tea had already been prepared. The Celestial Venerable who led the way said, "Please wait here for a moment. Iâve already sent someone to notify Young Master Lei Hao."
After saying this, he also left. In the front hall, apart from a few servants at the True God realm, there was no one else.
Lin Moyu didnât stand on ceremony and went directly to a seat to drink tea.
The beast raceâs tea wasnât bad, probably purchased from humans.
Little Mist asked curiously, "Master, how do you know someone from the beast race?"
Lin Moyu said, "I met him during the world conflict in the Realm Sea years ago. I felt he was a decent person, so since weâre passing by today, I thought Iâd come see him."
Lin Moyu had once told the three about the world conflict in the Realm Sea, like telling a story.
How worlds collided and fought in the Realm Sea.
The losers lost everything, possibly even their lives.
Back then, Lin Moyu represented the great world, clashing with several powerful worlds.
With the body of a Celestial Venerable, he forcibly drove away several Dao Venerables, Lei Hao being one of them.
Little Moon pondered beside them, "In that case, Master and this Lei Hao Dao Venerable could be considered friends made through fighting."
Lin Moyu said, "I suppose so. I observed that Lei Hao was an upright and open person. Since we met once, and weâre passing by now, it could be considered a bit of fate, so I thought Iâd come see him."
A moment later, a familiar aura rapidly approached.
Lin Moyu smiled, "After many years, heâs already a high-level Celestial Venerable."
Soon, Lei Hao, wearing purple treasure robes and emanating a purple light all over, walked over.
As soon as he saw Lin Moyu, he let out a hearty laugh, "It really is you! I didnât expect youâd actually come to the beast race..."
Halfway through his sentence, Lei Hao suddenly widened his eyes, looking incredulous, "Youâve become a Dao Venerable?"
Lin Moyu smiled, "Brother Lei, long time no see."