Science Fiction

Luo Feng left Viceroy Wei Yang’s dwelling.

“What a piece of trash!” Luo Feng had anticipated this before their meeting; after all, Insect Nest, Ghost Alley, and Myriad Shadow Tower were all part of Viceroy Wei Yang’s faction. This meeting completely confirmed Luo Feng’s judgment.

Viceroy Wei Yang truly was a piece of trash! “Maintaining a city’s operation through trade, residency fees, and rental fees to gain some profit is understandable,” Luo Feng thought. “Yet, he still found it too little, resorting to theft, plunder, and even exploiting others under the guise of screening suspicious cultivators… He just wants to keep squeezing them dry!”

“Viceroy Wei Yang, you really are scum!”

“Fortunately, you haven’t obtained the ‘City Builder’ authority. If you had, who knows how much more trouble you would cause!” Viceroy Wei Yang was different from Luo Feng!

Viceroy Wei Yang had long reached the Half-Origin Enlightened Being level and had accumulated enough experience in that area that it was difficult for him to make further progress. He simply wanted to acquire more resources with ease and was no longer willing to exert himself. Naturally, he valued Raindrop City greatly. Luo Feng was different; his cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds, and the Nine River Saint World, including Raindrop City, was merely one stop on his cultivation journey.

“Once I accumulate enough and break through the Cycle of Life and Death path, I’ll gain the City Builder authority! Then I’ll expel Viceroy Wei Yang!”

Luo Feng thought.

“Viceroy Yuan Xiang!” Luo Feng walked through Raindrop City and sent a message to Viceroy Yuan Xiang: “I’m starting now. I’m going to search the entire city for hidden low-level Origin beings!”

“Now?” Viceroy Yuan Xiang was pleasantly surprised, transmitting with a chuckle, “Brother Luo Feng, you act much faster than the other elders! You just became the Commander of the Sky Patrol Palace, and you’ve already screened all suspicious cultivators. Now you’re starting a city-wide search!”

“Every dwelling inside the city is concealed by a formation, so cultivators within them cannot be checked for now,” Luo Feng messaged.

After all, cultivators outside their dwellings constituted only a small fraction of the city’s total cultivators.

“You can check the smaller portion first!”

“Luo Feng, after you’ve finished checking! I’ll arrange for the city’s dwelling formations to be shut down in batches,” Viceroy Yuan Xiang messaged. “Alright!”

Luo Feng replied. The Eye of Mimicry and Destruction naturally opened between his brows. He began observing his surroundings, and he could vaguely perceive the souls of the many cultivators on the nearby streets.

Five Luo Feng clones also flew out from his dwelling. Each Luo Feng, with an open Eye of Mimicry and Destruction, began a systematic, carpet-like search, with the six clones each responsible for a different section of the city.

At this moment, a light drizzle fell over Raindrop City. The cultivators within the city had diverse appearances, and Luo Feng, with just an extra eye between his brows, was not conspicuous at all.

His six clones leisurely flew, examining one area after another. “Viceroy, a hidden infiltrator has been found, carrying a Heart-Deceiving Worm clone!”

“The second Heart-Deceiving Worm clone has been found!”

“The ninth clone has been found!”

Even upon discovery, Luo Feng did not alert them. Instead, he quietly noted down the cultivators’ identities. Combined with Raindrop City’s detailed database, he could easily ascertain their identities and the locations of their dwellings. After spending half a day, Luo Feng’s six clones had traversed the entire city and finally reunited.

“Viceroy Yuan Xiang, I have traversed the entire city and examined all cultivators outside their dwellings!” Luo Feng messaged. “A total of twenty-two infiltrators have been discovered!”

“Twenty-two?!” Viceroy Yuan Xiang was overjoyed. “Once they are eliminated, we should be able to apprehend another group of infiltrators by following the threads of causality!”

In terms of observation secret arts, he was unparalleled in the city, but there were still many who surpassed him in the realm of causality.

“I’ll arrange for the elders to act separately immediately. They will eliminate these twenty-two infiltrators and then capture more by following the causal links!” Viceroy Yuan Xiang messaged. “You don’t need to worry about such minor matters!” “Alright!”

Luo Feng assented. There were plenty of elders capable of apprehending targets by following causal links. Luo Feng’s Eye of Mimicry and Destruction could observe the entire city, but the wider the observation range, the significantly lower the detail. He could only see the vague auras of many cultivators, barely discerning their physical bodies, let alone their souls.

“They’re making a move!” Luo Feng’s Eye of Mimicry and Destruction had already locked onto the twenty-two suspected infiltrators. He clearly saw twenty-two elder-level beings acting simultaneously, instantly striking down the twenty-two infiltrators. Afterward, they swiftly apprehended other related clones by leveraging causality.

In a common dwelling in Raindrop City’s outer district, a red-robed cultivator resided alone.

“Your Majesty, our mid-to-low-level kin hidden in Raindrop City are being killed one after another!” A voice echoed in the red-robed cultivator’s mind. “At least thirty clan clones have been eliminated, and the number is rapidly increasing!”

“Mid-to-low-level clan clones being eliminated one after another?” The red-robed cultivator wondered.

“How could so many be exposed?”

“Only those at the leader level knew about this operation; our main focus was to restrain the core members! As for the mid-level kin… the restrictions weren’t strict,” the voice stated. “Of course, these mid-to-low-level kin didn’t know about the operation. Due to their importance, their true bodies are still outside the city! The ones inside the city are merely sub-worm clones!” the voice continued.

“Then don’t worry about them!” the red-robed cultivator declared.

“Wait patiently, it’s not yet time to act!” “Yes!” the voice responded.

In Raindrop City, following the twenty-two infiltrators Luo Feng had discovered, another seventy-six hidden clones were apprehended by tracing the causal links. Furthermore, a large number of suspicious cultivators associated with them were sent to the Sky Patrol Palace. Among these suspicious cultivators, over a hundred committed suicide during the apprehension process! “Brother Luo Feng has truly rendered a great service! This round of screening has revealed over a hundred infiltrators!” Viceroy Yuan Xiang was very satisfied, as they had suspected there were many low-level Origin beings hiding.

In the past, discovering them was exceedingly difficult. Now, it was much more straightforward.

Luo Feng, not shying away from the effort, remained in the Sky Patrol Palace, examining all suspicious cultivators. Those cultivators were apprehended and released on the same day, and no treasures were extorted from them, leading to widespread discussion among the city’s cultivators.

“Your Majesty, we have lost 205 clan clones this time, belonging to 23 different clans! All of them were of mid-to-early Divine Emperor strength!” the voice reported with trepidation.

“Ignore them!” The red-robed cultivator was unconcerned; a few mid-to-early Divine Emperor strength clan members were insignificant to the actual city-destroying operation.

“Taking this opportunity, I’ve already ordered all members to go into hiding and not take any unauthorized action!” the voice said. “After so many continuous losses, telling them to lie low has made them obedient. Wait patiently; once the time is ripe, it will be time to act!” The red-robed cultivator remained composed.

The red-robed cultivator gazed in the direction of Raindrop City’s core area.

“The elders of Raindrop City… they have no idea how many of our kin have infiltrated! Across the entire Nine River Saint World, approximately half of the core members from all branches of the Heart-Deceiving Worms and Soul-Devouring Serpents, our two major races, have already gathered here!” the red-robed cultivator mused.

Only those with late Divine Emperor strength were qualified to be called core members. Only those at the Perfected Divine Emperor level were considered leaders of a clan branch.

Suddenly, with a rumble, the entire Raindrop City violently shook, and a terrifying aura erupted!

The red-robed cultivator was somewhat startled. His gaze pierced through the formation, looking out into the distance, and he could see a dense purple light enveloping the entire city!

“Boom!” Another colossal sound echoed, and the fine drizzle across Raindrop City turned into mist as an invisible force spread throughout every part of the city. “Rumble, rumble!” “Rumble!” Various immense sounds filled the air!

One after another, Raindrop City’s hidden formations continuously activated, and the power of heaven and earth surged immensely. The energy above the city seemed like a tumultuous ocean, with constant rumbling.

Ordinarily, the elders would only dedicate a sliver of their thoughts to simply maintain Raindrop City’s numerous defensive systems. However, during critical moments like a siege, the elders would fully exert themselves to activate the formations, causing their power to rapidly skyrocket. This was precisely the case now, as the city’s formations began to activate, their power continuously surging.

The gradual activation of various formations indicated that Raindrop City was not acting in a hurry.

“What’s happening? Why are Raindrop City’s formations operating at full power?” The red-robed cultivator was startled. “Has the operation been exposed?”

“No, that’s impossible. All core members involved in the operation are restricted, and even the detailed operational plans are known only to the leaders!”

The red-robed cultivator felt a growing unease.

After several tens of breaths, all the numerous formations throughout Raindrop City fully activated. A terrifying might enveloped every corner of the city.

This also made the cultivators within the city feel a bit nervous.

“I am Yuan Xiang!” A gentle voice resonated throughout the city: “Cultivators of Raindrop City, there is no need to panic. Our Raindrop City possesses a method for detecting hidden low-level Origin beings. From now on, all dwelling formations will be shut down in batches. After your dwelling formation is closed, please proactively disable any formations you have set up to facilitate identity verification!”

“The entire verification process will be completed within one day.” Viceroy Yuan Xiang’s voice echoed in every part of the city. “They can search the whole city now!” “Excellent!” “It’s high time to eliminate all hidden low-level Origin beings!”

In all areas of the city, the vast majority of cultivators cheered! This was because over ninety percent of the city’s cultivators were below the Ultimate level, and they were almost powerless against the hidden low-level Origin beings. For them, these beings were a nightmare. If a one-time search could completely drive them out, and then regular screenings were conducted, Raindrop City’s safety could be significantly improved!

“They’re going to search the entire city!” The voice sounded a bit urgent. The red-robed cultivator, who had naturally also heard the city-wide announcement, grimaced.

The mastermind behind the operation to destroy Raindrop City was among the first to arrive.

“Your Majesty, not all of us have arrived, and it’s not yet the scheduled time for action!” The forces within the city needed to infiltrate, so they had arrived early and were all present. However, only twenty percent of the forces outside the city had arrived, with the rest still en route!”

The red-robed cultivator was furious.

“Enough!” “Even if we act prematurely, our low-level Origin being clan might suffer many more casualties!” “But our chances of destroying the city are still over ninety percent!”

The red-robed cultivator’s eyes were cold.

He knew he couldn’t wait any longer.

“They’re about to search the entire city. Pass on my order: proceed according to the planned operation!” The red-robed cultivator’s voice suddenly resonated within the minds of all hidden low-level Origin beings, and this invisible mental wave made all infiltrators naturally submit.