"A Grandmaster of Formations and a Grandmaster of Feng Shui, truly at the pinnacle of their respective fields. Their methods are extraordinary. This City Lord's Mansion is almost one of the best immortal abodes I've ever seen."
"Oh!"
Lu Yuehua cupped her chin and asked curiously, "Going by your words, have you seen immortal abodes even better than the City Lord's Mansion?"
"My father once said that even among the seventy-two great human cities in the entire underworld, very few City Lord's Mansions can compare to the one in Tongguan City..."
Looking into Lu Yuehua's sincere eyes, Wu Tao sighed and, without holding back, told her his origins and how he came to be there.
Except for concealing Xu Sheng.
Lu Yuehua was first stunned, then giggled.
At this moment, their relationship grew even closer.
...
After a moment of contemplation, Wu Tao asked curiously, "The Feng Shui formations and arrays set up by these two Grandmasters of Formations and Feng Shui are immensely complex and profound..."
"There are many hidden mechanisms within. Yuehua, would you be willing to share some with me?"
Lu Yuehua, without any hesitation, told Wu Tao everything she knew.
The City Lord's Mansion of Tongguan City, which suppressed the central axis of the city-guarding formation, was crucial to the life and death of this great city. Naturally, it held endless profound mysteries. Many critical points were guarded by cultivators and riddled with restrictions.
With these layers of safeguards, even a cultivator with less than superb formation mastery would find it extremely difficult to discern the true nature and origin of the city-guarding formation, let alone a complete novice like Wu Tao.
According to Yuehua, the secrets of Tongguan City's city-guarding formation and its City Lord's Mansion were hidden within a poem.
"In the River of Longing, white lotuses bloom; in the mountain-hugging city, the tiger reigns king!"
"By the Lake of Joy, the dance of bliss; atop the flying dragon, the City Lord's Mansion!"
"Through Jiangning River's crossing, vermilion wings alight; in the sky, the forbidden turtle and snake coil!"
"Myriad spirit veins form a Feng Shui array; within the array, destiny is decreed!"
"The Four Symbols and Five Elements, through a thousand transformations, make Tongguan City a natural barrier!"
The hidden profundities within were too deep for Wu Tao to comprehend.
Seeing his confusion, Lu Yuehua smiled slightly, stuck out her tongue, and said, "You truly know nothing about the Way of Formations. You can't even explain a few simple sentences!"
"I am ashamed, truly ashamed. Speaking of which... I am indeed quite foolish..."
Wu Tao said.
Lu Yuehua smiled and continued to explain, "The meaning of this eight-line poem is both easy and difficult to decipher..."
"The first two lines, 'In the River of Longing, white lotuses bloom; in the mountain-hugging city, the tiger reigns king!' mean that a mountain range and a river, two forces, one yin and one yang, fuse and then erupt outwards..."
"As for the third and fourth lines, 'Through Jiangning River's crossing, vermilion wings alight; in the sky, the forbidden turtle and snake coil!' they refer to Tongguan City within the mountain range, and the restrictive formations in the sky..."
"Next, the fifth and sixth lines, 'Myriad spirit veins form a Feng Shui array; within the array, destiny is decreed!' point to the spirit veins of various sizes within Tongguan City and their specific distribution."
"And the last two lines, 'The Four Symbols and Five Elements, through a thousand transformations, make Tongguan City a natural barrier!' describe how the winding city walls merge with the mountain range, resembling a natural barrier."
"The energies of yin and yang, and the Five Elements converge, forming a grand situation..."
"The River of Longing originates from the north, and the great river traverses in all directions, representing the destiny of water!"
"The active volcano of Jiangning River's crossing, burning with myriad flames, represents the destiny of fire!"
"In the Lake of Joy, wood energy is abundant, harmonizing yin and yang, representing the destiny of wood!"
"The spirit veins of various sizes within Tongguan City represent the destiny of metal!"
"And Tongguan City itself represents the strongest and most important destiny of earth among the Five Elements!"
Wu Tao, listening intently beside her, his eyes lit up, his knowledge greatly expanded. He broke out in a cold sweat. He only had a vague understanding of yin, yang, and the Five Elements, not being particularly proficient.
But after hearing Lu Yuehua's explanation, he finally understood what a tremendous uproar would erupt in Tongguan City if these words were to leak out! It embraced the Two Principles and Four Symbols, exuding immense power.
Their relationship was like yin energy nourishing yang energy, and then yang energy aiding it in return. The City Lord's Mansion was built here to balance yin and yang and harmonize the Five Elements, preventing others from usurping its position and threatening its dominance."
"Therefore, the City Lord's Mansion is situated in the center, encompassing everything..."
"And other Nascent Soul cultivators who knew the truth, unwilling to let the City Lord monopolize this grand Feng Shui of yin, yang, and the Five Elements, resided along the line of the City Lord's Mansion, establishing their residences, intercepting luck and spiritual energy, and using the surrounding formation to contend with the City Lord's Mansion!"
At this point, Lu Yuehua's expression turned somewhat peculiar.
Wu Tao chuckled. No wonder her expression was odd; it turned out that the pressure to counter the City Lord's Mansion also fell upon Deputy City Lord Lu Liang.
It seemed that despite Tongguan City appearing calm on the surface, it was actually seething with undercurrents.
The small boat finally docked at a small pier outside a manor.
The architecture was simple and elegant, with red walls and silver tiles, making it extremely beautiful. Of course, that wasn't the most remarkable aspect.
The manor was surrounded by forests of specially colored purple maple trees.
As the breeze stirred, the purple maple leaves on the trees swayed in unison, like a purple ocean.
In the center of this purple maple forest, a winding path of crushed stones snaked its way into the manor.
The garden was filled with countless rare trees and exotic flowers. In the distance, there were vast fields of spirit herbs, and occasionally, one could spot a few small spirit rabbits.
Two mature divine beasts, a pair of Qing Luan, male and female, were strolling in the garden about three to four li away.
Lu Yuehua and Wu Tao disembarked and walked onto the crushed stone path.
Lu Yuehua, walking ahead, introduced to Wu Tao, "This is my residence, the Qing Luan Villa!"
Wu Tao looked at the plaque, nodded, then took Lu Yuehua's hand and pushed open the gate, entering.
Inside the garden, two beautiful Qing Luan stood strikingly. They possessed elegant postures, and their wings were adorned with emerald feathers, with emerald flames continuously burning, emitting dazzling and captivating brilliance.
They were showcasing a beauty that could enchant all living beings in the world!
Suddenly, Lu Yuehua let out a clear whistle. In a short moment, Wu Tao intensely felt two ethereal and sacred powers, not particularly strong, around the early stage of Core Formation, rapidly approaching them.
In the next second, those two dazzling emerald figures affectionately played and frolicked with Lu Yuehua.
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If the true dragons and phoenixes, these two powerful "divine beasts," exuded majesty and dominance, their auras awe-inspiring.
Then these two emerald figures before them could only be described as cute, spiritedly beautiful, and graceful.
"They are from the divine beast Qing Luan clan. I call them Ming'er and Qing'er. Don't underestimate them; they are ten thousand years old! In terms of age, they could easily be considered our ancestors..."
Lu Yuehua winked at Wu Tao and said with a light chuckle.
Hearing Lu Yuehua's boastful tone, Wu Tao's face clearly showed a hint of envy.
He then opened his mouth and said, "What's yours is mine, isn't it? What's the point of distinguishing between us?"
With a sigh, Lu Yuehua chuckled helplessly, patted her forehead, and said, "I don't admire anything about you, except for your thick skin. It's truly thicker than anything..."
"When I first met you, you were just like this, so shameless and brazen. Who looks at a girl with the eyes of a hungry wolf the first time they meet?"
"Hehe, you can only blame yourself for being too beautiful. I truly fell in love with you at first sight..."
"Hmph, you have good taste. Ming'er and Qing'er are my favorite spirit beasts. I am riding Qing'er now, and as for Ming'er, I am keeping him for my future Dao Companion to ride..."
"So, if you want to marry me, besides getting my father's approval, you'll have to ride Ming'er!" Lu Yuehua said, her eyes twinkling as she looked at Wu Tao.
Looking at Lu Yuehua's otherworldly beauty, Wu Tao's heart leaped again.
"Aren't you afraid that an ancient old man will forcibly ride your Qing Luan with great divine abilities? Would he also be considered your Dao Companion then?" Wu Tao asked calmly after taking a deep breath.
"Even if someone could forcibly ride my Ming'er with great divine abilities, he would still need my father's approval. If someone can achieve that, then why not..."
"Of course, this secret, I won't tell anyone else. Only you know..."
Lu Yuehua said with a sly smile.
Hearing this, Wu Tao lightly tapped her forehead with his left middle finger and said, "If what you say is true, then I must tame your Ming'er today?"
"To be honest, yes. But... are you really confident you can ride Ming'er's back?"
"Ming'er doesn't have a good temper, you know?" Lu Yuehua said with a smile, pointing to the larger of the two Qing Luan with her right hand.
The intelligence of a growing Qing Luan was comparable to that of a ten-year-old human child, able to understand human speech.
The male Qing Luan named Ming'er, hearing this, puffed up with pride and let out a cry. The sound was clear, like the chime of a musical instrument.
Wu Tao was slightly taken aback and looked at Lu Yuehua. Seeing her nod, he immediately understood.
With this understanding, a hint of a wicked smile appeared on Wu Tao's lips.
Immediately, Wu Tao vanished from his spot and reappeared in front of the male Qing Luan named Ming'er.
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