That night, the city of Youjin was very restless, and a piece of news shook the entire city like thunder.

  "Somebody wants to challenge the top five masters of the 'Martial Arts Ranking', last night they separately delivered a declaration of war to each of the top five masters, this morning the streets and alleys of the Secluded City were plastered with that person's portrait, claiming to be the number one master of the younger generation in the Secluded City."

  "What's this guy's background, daring to challenge the 'Martial Arts Ranking' so high-handedly? Is he deliberately looking for death?"

  "I think the challenge is fake, what they really want is to become famous overnight. I've seen many ignorant young people like this."

  ……

  The whole morning, the wine houses, markets, tea houses and alleys of the city were all discussing this matter, and Guo Yao's name was known throughout the city overnight.

  The protagonist of this matter is still completely in the dark, but Hua Er Lou has been busy all night, with a big black eye circle on his face, secretly rejoicing.

  "This is all for the city master's sake, haha."

  The move by Hua Er Lou was just the beginning, and when everyone thought it was a joke, another piece of news suddenly made the entire city of Youjin explode.

  The first city lord's envoy read out the city lord's edict, announcing to the whole city: "Guo Yi is about to become the apprentice of the reclusive city lord. The five great masters of the 'Wu Bang' must fight him one by one. Whoever can defeat and kill him will be able to take his place and become the official apprentice of the reclusive city lord."

  The news spread, the whole city was shocked. Even the masters of the four major families and the owners of the three major spiritual palaces were startled. The young generation of the four great geniuses and the top five martial arts masters were boiling with anger, wishing they could immediately drag out Guo Yao and split him in two.

  The disciple of the master of the Sealed Castle, that is, the next-generation master of the Sealed Castle. The entire Sealed Castle's millions of Martial Saints, as well as the Four Great Clans and Three Great Spirit Palaces, all have to obey his every command. This is a position that can make the world tremble with excitement.

  In a magnificent mansion made of gold, a middle-aged man with eagle eyes and red eyebrows heard the city master's decree. He held Guo Yao's portrait in his hand and said to the servant behind him: "Send this portrait to Du Long Valley and ask Ninth Young Master to return to the city immediately."

  That servant took the portrait and rode off on a blue bird into the sky.

  A middle-aged man gazed out the window, muttering to himself: "But whatever happens, I mustn't let others get ahead of me. If Ninth can become the next master of Youjin Castle, my Huang Jin family will surely become the number one power in Youjin Castle."

  A lone, exquisite mountain peak stood atop a majestic green hill. A stunning beauty stood at the top of a waterfall, wielding an ethereal sword with a mesmerizing aura. Her steps were as real as they were illusory, and her sword energy shattered the surrounding boulders into dust.

  Suddenly, a palace-dressed woman with her foot on a white ancient sword flew over from the horizon and landed at the edge of the waterfall. A faint smile appeared on her face: "Hong Lei, it seems you are about to step across the threshold of cultivating immortality and embark on the path of cultivation."

  The girl stopped the sword in her hand, her face was empty and spiritual, her voice was like a heavenly music: "I have already taken half a step, I have seen the road to immortality behind the gate of immortality, and the first palace on the road to immortality."

  The beautiful woman in the palace handed Guo Yi's portrait to Yan Honglei, saying: "If you want to go further on the path of cultivation, go and kill this young man! Feng Huan Ling Palace is just a small cultivation sect in Youjin City, your talent can't be wasted here, the master of Youjin City can help you open up a more magnificent world of cultivation."

  ……

  The news spread too quickly, not only were the young masters of the secluded city alarmed, but even the cultivators from hundreds of millions of miles away in the cultivation cities received the news, and countless masters are already rushing to the secluded city without stopping their horses.

  Suddenly the wind rose and the clouds moved, and the horn sounded in the desolate city.

  Today, Guo Yecheng had just stepped out of the Huajia gate when he was ambushed five times. Even the aunt who bought vegetables struck him with a blunt stick. If he hadn't escaped quickly, it's uncertain how many people would have surrounded him by now.

  What's going on here? After inquiring, I finally learned the ins and outs of the matter. Guo Yi scolded Ji You Ran for being too extreme, this was completely pushing him into the fire pit.

  "You're going down, pal!"

  Kuo Yeh was about to rush towards the City Master's mansion, but was stopped by Hua Er Lou: "The City Master is being kind and sincere, she wants to temper you."

  "Go on! If you dare to fight with those perverts on the 'Martial Arts Ranking', I'll call you Big Brother from now on."

  "The city of Yu is unbearable, I must escape." Guo Yi packed his bags and wanted to leave the city overnight, fleeing as far as he could.

  "Big brother, if you leave, the city master will definitely make me die a terrible death." Hua Er Lou hugged Guo Yao's leg and refused to let him go, crying in pain: "Just pity me!"

  Hua Er Lou said that, Guo Yi suddenly came to his senses and didn't plan on leaving either. He sighed: "Who made me, this young master, have a good heart? For you, I've decided to stay."

  Hua Er Lou cried for half a day, without a single tear in her eyes. She quickly raised her head and asked: "What do you plan to do about it, Eldest Brother?"

  "Rumor!" Guo Yi brought his lips close to Hua Er Lou's ear and whispered something, finally saying: "Remember, I want everyone in the entire Sealed City to know this news by tomorrow morning."

  "No problem at all, this is my strong point." Hu Er Lou said with confidence.

  After Hua Er Lou left, Guo Yi let out a long sigh: "To improve one's cultivation, one must grow through battle, this principle I understand, but it also requires gradual progress. Those below the Martial Rankings are just ants, and the high-ranking experts of the Martial Rankings will still have to wait for me to ascend to the rankings before we meet again."

  Guo Yi took out the "Nine Changes of the Mysterious Fire Technique" and began to meditate again, with threads of spiritual energy starting to gather into his body on their own. The Burial Heaven Sword also emitted a faint glow from his index finger.

  A faint glow began to condense below the dantian, slowly illuminating it as if searching for that mysterious gateway. However, the glow soon shattered, and the dantian returned to its inky blackness once more.

  Kuang Yecheng refused to give up and once again used his spiritual energy to ignite the halo, repeating this process over and over until dawn broke on the second day.

  The next morning, a message spread throughout the city of Youjin: "Guo Yan is the illegitimate son of the master of Youjin City and is destined to be the next master of Youjin City. The master's edict was actually just to temper him. If someone really killed him, not only would they not become the master's disciple, but they would also be buried with him."

  As soon as the news came out, the entire city of Youjin was shocked again. Many people who wanted to kill Guo Yi by any means possible temporarily stopped their actions and did not dare to make a move.

  Of course, there are also people who doubt the authenticity of this message and do not believe that the chaste and pure master of the secluded castle would have an illegitimate child.

  However, at this time, one of the four geniuses of Youjin City, Hua Er Lou Fen Mo, appeared, claiming that 15 years ago he saw a woman who looked very similar to the master of Youjin City changing a baby's diaper.

  Ten years ago, I saw another woman who looked very similar to the mistress of the isolated city, carrying a small child and buying vegetables in the vegetable market.

  Two days ago, I saw the mysterious meeting between the master of Youjin City and Guo Yi, and gave Guo Yi a piece of Youjin Order as an amulet. At critical moments, he can show his Youjin Order and reveal his identity.

  Finally, Huawu 2nd floor personally guarantees the authenticity of the above events.

  After Hua Er Lou finished saying those words, he suddenly felt his body had slimmed down a lot, and the sweat had soaked through his clothes.

  "Master of the castle, please forgive me! It was all because of what Guo Yao said that day that forced me to speak out, and what I said is indeed true. I really did see a woman who looked very much like you washing diapers for a child..."

  Kuo Yeh laughed loudly in the Huo family mansion, saying: "Ji You Ran, you are ruthless, but I am even more ruthless. Now I will walk out of here with my head held high, and see who dares to touch a single hair on my body."

  Kuo Yeh and Hua Er walked shoulder to shoulder out of the Hua family mansion, he took a rope and hung the notice of imprisonment on his chest, just like hanging a golden lock. Every time he met someone who wanted to kill him with a sword, he would directly throw the notice at them and say: "Please enjoy the show, or you can sit down and listen to me tell my tragic life story."

  In this case, the other party immediately turns around and walks away, not daring to stay for a moment.

  The Imperial Edict was forged from the finest Jiu You cold iron, incredibly heavy and unique. Only three of these edicts existed in the entire city, including the one held by Guo Yi, making it extremely difficult to replicate, so no one dared suspect that this was a fake edict.

  Hua Er Lou smiled and said: "Boss, this trick really works. I wonder where we'll go next?"

  "Wanjing Ling Palace, Jianmie Tian This kid has been chasing and killing Xiaoyan, I have to help the little girl get her revenge."

  Guo Yi and Hua Er walked towards the Wan Jing Ling Palace with a swagger, everyone on the road gave way to them, looking at Guo Yi with envious and jealous eyes. From time to time, they could still hear some girls' screams: "Young City Master, you are so handsome, I love you."

  Then she was knocked unconscious by a big aunt with a single stick, and the flower idiot was dragged to the back of the crowd, revealing two big yellow teeth: "How dare you fight with me for the young master, you're still tender."

  The three major spiritual palaces of the Sealed City are the Wanji Spiritual Palace, Fenghuan Spiritual Palace, and Wujie Spiritual Palace. Among them, the Wanji Spiritual Palace is ranked first among the three major spiritual palaces, with the strongest power.

  The Wan Jingling Palace is divided into the outer gate and the inner gate. The inner gate floats in the air above the palace, while the outer gate is a magnificent mansion located below the palace where the martial arts saints cultivate their skills.

  "Quiet Heaven, didn't you say you wanted a fight with me? Come out! What kind of hero closes the big gate?"

  The outer gate of the Wanji Ling Palace was tightly closed, like a thief-proof door, and even the windows were blocked to prevent even a fly from flying in.

  "Let me go, I want to go out and fight him."

  Behind the gate, Jiemo Tian's face was extremely ugly, being held down by dozens of fellow disciples, fearing that he would rush out and fight with Guo Yao. "Brother Jiemo, the elder has specifically ordered you not to fight with Guo Yao."

  Someone said: "That's right! He is the illegitimate son of the city master, if you hurt a single hair on him, our Wan Jingling Palace will be unlucky."

  "Even if he were the lord's own son, I would still knock him down."

  Jiemi Tian Tian Sheng Shen Li, will all people be shocked open, opening the door to go to war with Guo Ye.

  "It's about time you came out." Seeing Jian Tian rush out of the gate, Guo Yao was overjoyed: "You're a grown man and yet you go after a little girl with a vengeance. I'm here today to help her regain face."

  Jiemi Tian was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood what Guo Yao meant. He thought back to the scene when he first met Li Xiaoyan, and a thread of unnoticeable fear flashed in his eyes.

  The silent heavens seemed to want to speak but stopped, ultimately not saying the words they wanted to say, only simply saying: "You want war, I'll accompany you in battle then."

  "Alright, I've been waiting for you to say that."

  Guo Ye was still in his first real showdown with a master, and he didn't dare to be careless at all. Of course, this was also for the sake of the woman, and he absolutely couldn't afford to lose.

  A lone, delicate black figure stood atop a desolate mountain, her eyes burning with two emerald green flames that shot out three feet, as if they could pierce through the void and gaze into the distant, silent Ling Palace. Her expression was one of intense focus, as if she had become entranced.

  The Martial Saint's body becomes as hard as iron once he breaks through the mortal shell, and ordinary swords and sabers find it difficult to cause injury.

  Guo Yi and Ji Mie Tian did not use any weapons, their palms collided with a loud metallic crash, deafening and astonishing, as if two divine irons were colliding.

  No fancy moves, just a straightforward confrontation. Both of them were on the same level, but Guo Yao's physical strength was clearly one step higher than Ji Mian Tian's.

  Every time they clashed, Tian had to take a step back, leaving a deep footprint on the ground.

  There were many onlookers, and many people thought Guo Yi was just a pretty face, but at this moment they were completely shocked. Even Jiemi Tian, one of the four great geniuses, had fallen to Guo Yi's hands. Who else dared to underestimate him?

  The four great geniuses are not called in vain, and it can be said that they are the strongest four people under the "Martial Arts Ranking", each of whom is at least one of the top-notch existences in the middle-level Martial Saint, just one step away from entering the category of high-level Martial Saint.

  Jiemi Tian did not expect that Guo Yi's progress would be so rapid, in less than a month's time, he had already broken through the mortal shell and was about to open the door to immortality.

  "Also transcending the mortal realm, why is your physical strength so abnormal?" Jiemi Tian and Guo Yao exchanged hundreds of moves, at this moment his tiger's mouth was already split open, with blood threads overflowing, his entire wrist seemed to be on the verge of breaking.