Chapter 987: Chapter 955: Celestial Star City

Clang.

The flying sword fell heavily to the ground, accompanied by the thud of bodies collapsing. All five bandit cultivators were easily eliminated by Lu Ping.

Liiu Taiheng and Liiu Xiruo exchanged glances, and both could see the shock in each other’s eyes.

Only when Lu Ping’s gaze landed on them did Liiu Taiheng first come to his senses and quickly stepped forward to greet, "Greetings, Senior."

After paying respects, Liiu Taiheng didn’t forget to signal Liiu Xiruo, urging her not to stand blankly and risk offending this ancestor.

Otherwise, they could be mistaken for bandit cultivators and be killed alongside them.

"Greetings, Senior."

Liiu Xiruo understood and hastily followed suit to pay her respects.

In the family, they, with their Golden Core Stage cultivation, were revered as the backbone of the clan and held the position of elder.

But in front of Lu Ping, what did this Golden Core Stage cultivation amount to when the other side could easily wipe out a large group with a mere gesture?

"It’s you two."

Lu Ping withdrew his fluctuating aura, his gaze falling on Liiu Taiheng and Liiu Xiruo.

Under Lu Ping’s scrutiny, Liiu Taiheng felt a chill down his spine, as if being looked down upon by an ancient deity. Fearing Lu Ping would harbor murderous intent, he hurriedly introduced himself.

"This junior is a cultivator of the Liiu Family in Yu Yang Mountain, not someone who associates with these bandit cultivators."

As he spoke, he showed admiration, saying,

"These Celestial Nether Five Wanderers have been wreaking havoc for years. For them to be slain by you today, Senior, you’ve rid the Central Cloud Cultivation Realm of a great scourge. Truly admirable."

Yu Yang Mountain Liiu Family.

Lu Ping had no impression of this family, but the voice of the Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar echoed.

"Yu Yang Mountain Liiu Family, what a coincidence."

"Oh?"

Hearing the avatar of the Void Celestial Extreme Saint, Lu Ping’s expression shifted, "Senior, what do you mean?"

"The Liiu Family of Yu Yang Mountain was established by a friend of mine from when I was young. It has developed for four or five hundred years now."

"Time really doesn’t spare anyone; it’s gone by in a flash."

The Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar expressed some sentiment, but the sentiment passed quickly.

For a cultivator of his level, several hundred years are but an instant. A longer session of secluded cultivation easily spans dozens to a hundred years.

"Senior knew the founding ancestor of the Liiu Family."

Lu Ping said plainly.

Since he was a friend of the Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s youth, his talent and strength probably weren’t low.

With several centuries passed, that friend must have at least reached the Nascent Soul Stage by now.

"Currently, the Liiu Family is a Nascent Soul Clan, and the current patriarch of the Liiu Family is my youthful friend, Liiu Xianming."

After exchanging a few words, Lu Ping called for Liiu Xiruo and Liiu Taiheng to rise and straightforwardly followed up on the Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s words by asking about the recent well-being of Liiu Xianming.

Upon hearing Lu Ping ask about the clan leader, Liiu Xiruo and Liiu Taiheng thought Lu Ping was an acquaintance and promptly answered honestly.

They informed that in the recent decade, Liiu Xianming had been in seclusion, trying to break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage.

"Well, now it depends on which of you two breaks through to the Divinity Transformation Stage first."

The Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar smiled lightly.

Next, Lu Ping waved his hand and collected all five storage bags from the ground.

Then he briefly inquired about the background of these so-called Celestial Nether Five Wanderers from Liiu Xiruo and Liiu Taiheng.

This inquiry revealed that the ugly man and the middle-aged beautiful woman had originally belonged to a sect called the Primordial Talisman Palace. After its destruction more than ten years ago, they became loose cultivators.

In the past five or six years, the two met the other three and roamed around the Celestial Secret Mountain Range, engaging in acts of murder and robbery, calling themselves the Celestial Nether Five Wanderers.

Bandit cultivators at the Crystallization Stage are almost unheard of in Lingxi State.

At this level, a cultivator could serve as an elder in a sect or establish a clan or sect, attracting many cultivators to join them. There’s no need to survive through murder and robbery.

But this is Central Yunzhou, Central Ancestral Realm.

In a place where strong individuals abound and Crystallization Cultivators are everywhere, it truly isn’t comparable to the cultivation realms of Lingxi State or Qingli Sea.

Having no further interest in idle chatter, Lu Ping casually inquired about where the two were headed, learning they were also bound for Celestial Star City.

Although it seemed they were on the same path, Lu Ping had no intention of traveling together. However, the Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar suggested accompanying them.

It could be considered looking after a friend’s descendants.

Lu Ping did not say much more about this, so he simply invited them along and informed them he hailed from Shuanghu Mountain.

When Shuanghu Mountain was mentioned, Liiu Taiheng and Liiu Xiruo immediately thought of the Void Celestial Extreme Saint. Coupled with what they had heard in the clan before, that their patriarch had connections with the Void Celestial Extreme Saint, they nodded in agreement.

The three set off together, reaching Celestial Star City the following day.

As a prosperous holy land in Central Yunzhou, Celestial Star City is vast, spanning over three thousand miles, divided by Bai Sha River into Inner Star City and Outer Star City.

The entire Celestial Star City is shrouded with the Tier Six Array: Starry Heaven and Earth Array, capable of resisting even a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s attack.

Upon entering through the magnificent and grand city gates, their eyes were drawn to the spacious, clean main street, which branched into dozens of smaller streets, forming multiple blocks.

Cultivators and mortals coexist here, with sightings of alien race creatures, such as Merfolk from the sea, Ape-men from the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range, and even transformed demon beasts, not being uncommon.

This city isn’t just frequented by Human Race Cultivators; it’s a massive city where hundreds of races gather and live in harmony.

It was Lu Ping’s first time in Celestial Star City, and he was unfamiliar with the place.

Fortunately, Liiu Taiheng and Liiu Xiruo were very enthusiastic, a bit talkative, and proactively introduced the situation in Celestial Star City to Lu Ping.

Celestial Star City’s Outer Star City mainly consists of cultivation markets and residential buildings, various shops, and is not much different from other cities.

Notably, Inner Star City has numerous resource supplies and attracts powerful figures.

Cultivators seeking elixirs, arrays, talismans, magical artifacts, intelligence, spirit beasts, etc., can essentially find them in Inner Star City, which essentially serves as a gigantic resource library.

Moreover, there are also two tier six spiritual veins and three tier five spiritual veins, on top of which many cave mansions are established.

Cultivators can rent these cave mansions for living and cultivation, varying in price and mansion tier.

While chatting, Lu Ping and the two directly entered Inner Star City, needing to purchase resources.

"Senior, we’re here in Celestial Star City to procure resources for the family and will be staying in Inner Star City for a few days. May I ask what your plans are?"

Liiu Taiheng asked respectfully.

This time, they were out to purchase a large batch of family resources, such as refining materials, medicinal herbs, magical artifacts, etc.