Zhang Ergou thought this, but did not deliberately hide his aura.
In the City of Tree Eyes, Li Kongcai and Yuan Yue could not freely scan with their divine senses.
If they did, it would clearly be a provocation to the City of Tree Eyes.
Although the Liuhai Sect was one of the top sects,
they also had to consider whether they could survive the City Lord of Tree Eyes.
Zhang Ergou's guess was correct; Li Kongcai and the other two did not dare to widely use their divine senses in the City of Tree Eyes.
Or rather, all cultivators entering the City of Tree Eyes dared not casually release their divine senses.
After all, they were guests.
And arbitrarily releasing divine senses would be seen as a provocation.
The City of Tree Eyes would not tolerate cultivators who harbored ill intentions towards their city.
Next, many more forces that Zhang Ergou had never heard of came to offer their congratulations.
Zhang Ergou had to marvel at the multitude of forces on the Yinzhou Continent.
In his previous understanding, there were only a few sects like the Misty Sect and the Liuhai Sect.
Now, as more and more forces came to congratulate the City of Tree Eyes, Zhang Ergou realized how little he knew about the Yinzhou Continent.
Indeed, one truly does not know the vastness of the world until they venture out.
Among them, Zhang Ergou also heard the name of Shi Wuheng, an elder of the inner sect of the Misty Sect.
Clearly, the Misty Sect had also sent people to offer congratulations.
It seemed that the City of Tree Eyes was a considerable power on the Yinzhou Continent.
Otherwise, so many forces would not have come to offer congratulations.
As the congratulatory parties arrived, they were all received by the City Lord's mansion and invited as guests.
As the host, Mu Chen, the City Lord of Tree Eyes, still sat suspended in the void.
He clasped his fists in thanks to the cultivators from the arriving sects.
As the lord of a city, Mu Chen only needed to send out one or two elders of comparable strength to greet them.
However, it seemed that Mu Chen attached great importance to this grand event, so he personally came forward to welcome guests.
This gave all the guests a great deal of face.
And it also prevented the elders from the major sects and families from finding fault for the moment.
However, Zhang Ergou noticed that although Mu Chen, the City Lord of Tree Eyes, was very enthusiastic towards his guests,
he seemed to be intentionally waiting for someone.
This could be seen from Mu Chen's occasional subtle glances in a certain direction.
As expected, not long after, a figure soared over from the southeast.
And that direction was precisely the one Mu Chen had been watching.
"Brother Mu, congratulations, congratulations..."
Before he could be seen, his voice was heard.
From his voice, it could be discerned that this person was a forthright individual.
Zhang Ergou and the others looked up in the direction of the sound and saw a figure appear beside Mu Chen.
The newcomer was dressed in white, with jet-black hair, and sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, exuding an air of heroic spirit.
"Brother Hua, I have eagerly awaited your arrival."
Upon seeing the newcomer, Mu Chen was also overjoyed and quickly got up to greet him.
"Who is this person? Do you know, Brother Li? Why does he receive such special treatment from City Lord Mu?"
With just one glance, Zhang Ergou was deeply captivated by the newcomer.
The man's carefree and unrestrained demeanor deeply attracted him.
"You're talking about him? Shh, lower your voice, don't let him hear."
Li Zhan immediately urged Zhang Ergou to lower his voice.
"Why?" Zhang Ergou was puzzled.
At such a distance, could that person hear their voices?
Moreover, there were tens of thousands of people in the square, and in such a noisy environment, even if that person heard them, he probably wouldn't notice them, right?
"You don't know, that person is said to be City Lord Mu's best friend."
Li Zhan lowered his voice.
"And that person also has a significant background. It is rumored that he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage hundreds of years ago."
Li Zhan's tone was filled with admiration.
"Nascent Soul stage?" Zhang Ergou was greatly shocked.
The last time he heard about the Nascent Soul stage was in the black market. At that time, he was still a small cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage.
And the great cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage he heard about then was said to be the pavilion master of the Black Xuan Pavilion, the actual controller of the black market.
That Black Xuan Pavilion master was like a dragon that appeared without its head and a phoenix that appeared without its tail.
Only legends of him existed in the world, and very few people had seen his true face.
"Of course, he has another identity: Hua Xu, the pavilion master of the most mysterious organization on the Yinzhou Continent, the Black Xuan Pavilion."
Zhang Ergou never expected that in this city, which was entirely composed of trees,
he would encounter so many prominent figures.
Not to mention Mu Chen, the City Lord of Tree Eyes, who had reached the late stage of Out-of-Body integration,
just one step away from Nascent Soul.
He had also met the legendary Hua Xu, the pavilion master of the Black Xuan Pavilion.
This was simply a legendary figure.
Zhang Ergou had always been curious about this mysterious pavilion master of the Black Xuan Pavilion.
Meeting him today at the City of Tree Eyes was truly beyond his expectations.
"You mean he is the Pavilion Master of the Black Xuan Pavilion?"
Zhang Ergou tightly gripped Li Zhan's arm.
"Brother Ergou, it hurts, it hurts. Please let go first, alright?"
Li Zhan was also astonished. He was already at the late stage of Core Formation.
It was rare for anyone to be able to harm him.
Yet, Zhang Ergou had silently grabbed his arm and squeezed it so hard that it hurt.
This made him even more curious about Zhang Ergou's cultivation.
Could Zhang Ergou's cultivation be far above his?
However, he quickly dismissed this thought. Zhang Ergou appeared to be much younger than him.
Perhaps Zhang Ergou practiced a cultivation technique that focused on strength.
"I'm sorry, Brother Li. I was too excited."
Zhang Ergou quickly let go of Li Zhan's arm and scratched his head sheepishly.
Liu Yaxuan looked at Zhang Ergou's honest appearance and muttered to herself.
Was this still the same Brother Ergou, who killed without batting an eye and possessed profound cultivation?
He looked more like a simple and honest farm boy.
Zhang Ergou paid no mind to how they perceived him; all his attention was now on the Pavilion Master of the Black Xuan Pavilion.
And in just this short while,
Mu Chen had already led Hua Xu away, leaving an elder to continue hosting the guests.
"Brother Ergou, your strength is truly immense!"
Looking back at Zhang Ergou with a lingering fear, Li Zhan was still a little shaken.
"Oh, I mainly practice strength-oriented cultivation techniques, so my strength is a bit greater. Brother Li, I'm sorry for hurting you."
Zhang Ergou touched his nose, looking a bit embarrassed.
Liu Yaxuan secretly scoffed at Zhang Ergou. Who was he kidding with that explanation about practicing strength-oriented techniques?
After hearing Zhang Ergou's explanation, Li Zhan was immediately relieved.
Liu Yaxuan, in particular, looked down on this overly friendly Brother Li, who believed everything that was said.
Of course, she did not expose Zhang Ergou, as she was not very familiar with Li Zhan either.
"Brother Ergou, do you know why the City Lord of Tree Eyes values the Pavilion Master of the Black Xuan Pavilion so highly?"
Seeing that Mu Chen and Hua Xu had left, Li Zhan became more relaxed, but his expression was quite mysterious.
Zhang Ergou couldn't help but feel a bit curious: "Isn't it because the Black Xuan Pavilion is the most mysterious force?"