Chapter 1864: Chapter 1858: How Did You Know I Was Here to Cause Trouble?

Xuanyun City.

It is the closest city to the Divine Profound Hall, not belonging to any country, and its founders were a group of Divine Profound Hall students and elders.

Its existence is solely for managing any secular affairs related to the Divine Profound Hall, such as collecting offerings and procuring supplies.

There is an unwritten agreement among superpowers that, aside from dealing with subsidiary forces similar to affiliated empires, they do not participate in any secular conflicts.

However, this is merely an unwritten rule. Especially for a colossal entity like the Divine Profound Hall, with numerous affiliated empires spread across the continent, some matters inevitably touch upon these rules during the handling process.

To be a hypocrite while erecting a moral facade, dealing with matters under another name is naturally the best choice.

The first City Lord of Xuanyun City was a Vice Hall Master of the Divine Profound Hall. As Xuanyun City gradually stabilized, it was changed to a well-qualified elder. Eventually, as it slowly developed, its population increased, and its scale grew larger, exceeding that of a typical Ninth Grade Empire.

Many disciples from the Divine Profound Hall join this Xuanyun City to manage various affairs after leaving the Sect. One could almost say that this place has become a retirement institution for the Divine Profound Hall, with positions provided.

According to the rules, after cultivating at the Divine Profound Hall for a period, one can choose to leave the Sect. After all, not everyone has lofty goals, or some may have lost passion and patience amidst mundane cultivation, wishing to return to the secular world to enjoy its revelry.

Hence, Xuanyun City naturally becomes their best choice.

With the development of Xuanyun City, despite its remote location, it has also become an economic and commercial center, linking almost all Empires and forces affiliated with the Divine Profound Hall. People here have countless connections with the Divine Profound Hall.

These disciples typically manage order and sometimes travel to check on the state of subsidiary forces and collect offerings, enjoying a carefree life.

Since its establishment, Xuanyun City has always been orderly, without any major events; even small disturbances are resolved quickly. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Who would dare to cause trouble in the territory of the Divine Profound Hall? Even if someone did, not only would people from the Divine Profound Hall deal with them, but even those from subsidiary forces would rush to help, eager for an opportunity to curry favor!

...

"Brother Wang, what do you think of this Xuanyun City?"

"Not much to say, the roads are this wide, the area is this big, the economic development is just so-so, and there’s a nauseating smell everywhere."

"What smell?"

"I don’t know what smell it is... Oh, I see, so many people from the Divine Profound Hall, no wonder it stinks so badly, simply unbearable."

"Now that you mention it, I feel it too!" The young man sprayed himself with perfume but sniffed around, showing a disgusted expression again. "This stuff is too smelly; the Silver Mountain Spring Clan Leader gave me can’t cover it up."

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at the taste of these buildings. Are the designers of Xuanyun City idiots? Designing such ugly structures, I suggest they get further training!"

"You’re right, it’s so ugly it seems almost intentional. Could this be the art of Xuanyun City? Why does the Divine Profound Hall breed people with such taste? Indeed, what kind of Sect breeds what kind of trash."

...

The two young men chatted freely on Xuanyun City’s streets, loudly criticizing its flaws, sounding harsh enough to make passersby blush as they overheard.

Their conversation repeatedly belittled the Divine Profound Hall, hardly going three sentences without criticising it, showing perplexed expressions from others around them, with some even showing traces of pity in their eyes.

So many Xuanyun City folks around, all affiliated with the Divine Profound Hall, insulting it here is akin to courting death, as everyone knows the people of the Divine Profound Hall are narrow-minded, haggling over every little point, and highly protective.

There’s a saying that when people from the Divine Profound Hall insult it calling it a pile of excrement, it’s acceptable, but outsiders absolutely cannot!

"What are you two talking about?"

Finally, their conversation reached the ears of a middle-aged man who had left the Divine Profound Hall long ago, once an Inner Sect Disciple who lost interest in cultivation. Now in Xuanyun City, he has married and settled but still considers himself a part of the Divine Profound Hall.

"We are saying the Divine Profound Hall is foolish, don’t you agree?" The two paid no mind to the man’s anger, even speaking more enthusiastically.

"Publicly insulting the Divine Profound Hall in Xuanyun City—you’re seeking death!" The man wasted no words with them, a surge of power flowing through him, unleashing the Divine Profound Hall’s classic Catastrophic Hand.

Yet this move had no deterrent effect at all on these two young men, seeming weak and ineffective. They easily pointed and shattered the Catastrophic Hand’s weak spot.

"Get lost!" One young man’s eyes flashed with a hard-to-detect ferocity, releasing a Catastrophic Hand as well, its power far surpassing the previous, directly sending the man flying and coughing up blood, even shattering a segment of the street.

"Look at this, the people of the Divine Profound Hall are utterly uncivilized, attacking at the slightest provocation. Their goods are trash, yet you can’t say so. Even those they’ve trained are inadequate and addicted to fights!"

"Exactly, exactly, this broken place, even if they carry me on a grand sedan next time, I won’t come!"

...

The injured middle-aged man crawled out from the rubble, holding a communicator with the Divine Profound Hall’s mark, "Someone’s causing trouble in Xuanyun City, get more people over..."

"Just who are these people?" The onlookers eyed the chaotic scene, thinking to themselves that to wreak such havoc on the street would require at least a Divine Cultivation level of Fifth or Sixth Grade, and these individuals seemed purposefully looking for trouble.

At this moment, another discordant voice echoed from nearby.

"Pah, this crap is so unappetizing, how dare you ask for 500 gold? I’ll give you 500 Divine Crystals, how about that? You might as well rob me directly, instead of giving me a serving of pig slop!"

"Dear customer, how could you say that? Our ingredients are top-notch and the price is very fair!"

"Fairness is in the heart of people; you’re just an employee, I don’t want to trouble you, let the boss come over, or I’ll smash the shop!"

...

"Wait a minute, did you clean the meal here thoroughly? Why do I find steel wool in it?"

"Dear guest, we don’t have any steel wool, all our utensils and ingredients are washed using Mystic Qi, how could there be steel wool?"

"You’re saying I’m blackmailing you then? Get your boss here, or I’ll smash the place!"

...

Inside a restaurant, several young guests were raising a fuss.

The restaurant owner was a disciple of the Divine Profound Hall. Despite it being a small restaurant, any venue opening in Xuanyun City isn’t simple.

After understanding the situation, his expression turned grim instantly.

"I see you all don’t seem to be here for the meal, but rather to cause trouble!"

"Hmm? Such cleverness!" A young man stated in surprise, "How did you know we’re here to stir things up?"