Overriding the Heaven

Whenever Chu Yan had been to a city before, there would be guards guarding the city gate.    

The more important the town, the more heavily guarded the entrance was.    

In some strategic cities, there were even formations placed at the city gates.    

Once the Grand Monster of Manifestation or Demonic Cultivator tried to sneak in, the array would activate and force them to appear.    

The purpose of this was to ensure the safety of the city.    

After all, no matter which city it was, the majority of the people living inside were ordinary people, and only a small portion of cultivators lived inside.    

If the Grand Monster of Manifestation or the Demonic Cultivator were to sneak in, then the damage done would be unimaginable.    

Not only Grand Monster of Manifestation or Demonic Cultivator, even some of the criminals and cultivators wanted by the dynasty or the sects would not be able to enter the city because of this.    

However, the Tongzhou City in front of him was different.    

According to Mo Qiong, the Tongzhou city was divided into the new city and the old city.    

From this angle, it could be seen that there were guards at the entrance of the new city. Furthermore, Chu Yan could also see the Spiritual Energy that was triggered by the formation.    

The old city that was right next to the new city did not have a single guard.    

Anyone could enter and leave at will.    

"Aren't you worried that the Demonic Cultivator and the demon beasts will sneak in?" Chu Yan was confused.    

From his point of view, the Bai Clan and the monster had been fighting for a long time.    

To the cultivators and citizens of this city, the Bai Clan was their belief and spiritual support.    

In terms of Demon Beasts alone, the Bai Clan was a thorn in their side.    

During the war, Chu Yan was very clear on the principle of capturing the thief first.    

It's the same here.    

If the Grand Monster of Manifestation took the opportunity to enter the city and kill the remaining members of the Bai Clan, wouldn't it be equivalent to destroying the Spirit Totem in this city?    

After entering the city, Chu Yan still asked this question.    

Chu Yan originally thought that there was a special method to distinguish between demon beasts and cultivators.    

However, Mo Qiong was stumped by the question.    

After pondering for a long time, Mo Qiong finally spoke up after entering the city, "I don't know the specific reason, but many years ago, there were indeed Grand Monster of Manifestation that wanted to sneak in."    

"And then?" Chu Yan asked.    

"Before that guy entered the city, he suddenly covered his head and revealed his true form. Then, he ran away." Mo Qiong replied, "However, what is the reason for this? I'm not too sure."    

"Looks like there's some sort of special method." Chu Yan muttered.    

At this time, Mo Qiong opened her mouth and said, "However, under normal circumstances, Demon Beasts or Demonic Cultivator would not dare to enter."    

"Why?" Chu Yan was curious.    

"It's because the cultivators that came to the old city came here because of the reverence and admiration they had for the Bai Clan.    

Moreover, many cultivators would spontaneously protect the Bai Clan.    

Although this old city does not seem to have any defenses, the defenses to the city's invisibility is at least a lot tighter than the new city's defenses. " Mo Qiong said.    

"If that's the case, then it is indeed possible. However, in the end, this sort of confidence was obtained in exchange for the lives of generations of the Bai Clan." Chu Yan thought.    

After entering the city, the matter of going to the Bai Clan to see the Old Ancestor was arranged by Mo Qiong.    

She first arranged for her companions to return to the family to report, then she led Chu Yan to continue forward.    

Previously, Chu Yan had already seen through the observations and guessed who it was.    

If he were to see Mo Qiong's various arrangements once more, he would be completely certain of it.    

Mo Qiong was also the Patriarch of a certain clan within this Purgatory City.    

No wonder she had so much prestige in front of those people.    

Mo Qiong led the way, and after walking for a while, they arrived in front of an old house in the old city.    

In this old city, this old mansion could be seen everywhere.    

The only difference was that it was a little deeper.    

No matter what, if it wasn't for Mo Qiong leading the way, Chu Yan reckoned that he would not even know that this was his destination after passing by the old mansion of the Bai Clan.    

There were no guards in front of the Bai Clan's residence.    

Mo Qiong knocked on the door thrice. Soon, the door opened by a crack, revealing the face of an elder.    

This old man should have the status of a gatekeeper.    

Mo Qiong revealed her identity and also revealed her purpose for coming here. The gatekeeper replied, and the door immediately closed behind her.    

Mo Qiong walked back and said to Chu Yan, "He went in to report. Lord, please wait."    

Chu Yan nodded and didn't say anything.    

On Chu Yan's face, not many emotions could be seen, so Mo Qiong didn't know what he was thinking at the moment.    

But in reality, after entering the vicinity of the Bai family residence, Chu Yan felt a bit helpless and a bit depressed.    

However, he was certain that the suppressive feeling was not directed at him.    

This kind of feeling made him a little curious, and also made him a little curious.    

Therefore, Chu Yan didn't show it at the moment and planned to test the Bai Family once more.    

The door quickly opened again, and the gatekeeper appeared again, indicating that the Patriarch and the Patriarch had invited Chu Yan and Mo Qiong to enter the manor.    

The old mansion of the Bai Clan was very quiet. It was as if there was no one living inside.    

However, Chu Yan had heard Mo Qiong say before that more than half of the people from the Bai family died in battle that year. The remaining few were mostly women and children. So, it was understandable.    

The guard led them to a small building in the backyard and left.    

This was Mo Qiong's first time coming here, and she looked a little nervous.    

She turned around and looked at Chu Yan. Then, she took a deep breath and knocked on the door.    

The one who opened the door was a thirty-six-seven year old man.    

The man was gentle and had a long, trimmed beard on his chin.    

If one did not speak of being a cultivator, it was very easy for one to act like a scholar in the secular world with such a temperament.    

Upon seeing this man, Mo Qiong immediately revealed his identity. "Bai Clan's Clan Head."    

"Please enter, both of you." The man smiled, nodded at Mo Qiong and Chu Yan, and greeted them, "Thank you for your concern, Ancestor."    

When the Bai Clan Leader's eyes fell on Chu Yan, Chu Yan faintly felt that something in the blood aura seemed to have been triggered.    

But this feeling was fleeting, and by the time he noticed it, it was gone.    

Therefore, Chu Yan couldn't be sure whether this feeling had really occurred or not.    

After that, the Bai Clan's Patriarch had invited the two into the house, but nothing strange happened.    

After entering the house, Chu Yan found that the decorations inside were very simple, even giving off an overly simple feeling.    

At the end of the hall was a wooden couch with two chairs on each side.    

Other than that, there were no other decorations.    

After the Bai Clan Head entered, he walked to the side of a hunchbacked old woman who was sitting cross-legged on the bed.    

This old woman was naturally the ancestor of the Bai Clan. She was the only survivor of the forbidden technique used seventy years ago.    

At that time, the ancestor of the Bai Family was in the celestial mood stage, but now, he was just a slowly aging Pulse Condensation Realm cultivator whose vital energy and blood were about to dry up.    

— — The content is from [Mick Read]