Chapter 930: My City for a Divine Weapon?

Jin Miaosen's eyes went wide. "The Battle for the Throne? Then we

definitely

have to scrape together money for a divine weapon. Brother, even if we have to sell everything in Skytree City, we need to get you an Emperor's position!"

Tang San chuckled. "And you think just buying a divine weapon can guarantee me that? If that worked, we'd easily have a thousand Emperors. It doesn't matter; all I have to do is participate."

"No way! Our Blue Gold Tree clan finally has a shot! I already talked with the other elders, and we all agreed on it, even if it was just for you to have a chance at marrying that person from the Peacock Demon clan. Now that we can make you an Emperor, we have to do everything we can! We won't get our strength back unless you become an Emperor!"

"It's not that easy," Tang San replied. "Alright, alright, don't stress about it. By the way, did you see what I used earlier?"

"The domain?" Jin Miaosen asked.

Tang San nodded. "The Ancestral Tree's imprint gives us both life-giving and life-taking power. How's your control over it coming along?"

Jin Miaosen stuck out her tongue. "I've mostly been playing around in the Ancestral Court. Haven't really practiced. I can't use a domain yet, I can only give and take life if I make contact."

𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Tang San frowned. "That's because you haven't worked hard enough. After you go back today, you're not allowed to leave Council Mountain until you've mastered the Life Deprivation Domain."

"What?!" Jin Miaosen groaned, and her face fell.

Tang San said firmly, "What, you want to keep getting pushed around like earlier? If you can't master the domain, you'll have no way to protect yourself against stronger foes."

As he spoke, a sharp thorn extended from his back and gently tapped Jin Miaosen between the shoulders. A wave of rich life energy flowed into her body, instantly nourishing her. She immediately felt her perception of life energy increasing; she could sense it in the very air she breathed.

"Take some time to meditate on this when you return. Don't forget, you're a direct descendant of the Ancestral Tree. If I hadn't been around, you would have been the clan leader. The only reason you're not a Great Nymph King right now is that you've been slacking off!"

"Brother, don't give me the Ancestral Tree's source energy! It'll drain your cultivation!" Jin Miaosen protested.

"Don't worry, it won't," Tang San said. "But you need to master the Life-Deprivation Domain as soon as possible. It's the core of how our clan can defend itself in the future. Life assimilation for defense, life deprivation for counterattack. The other elders might struggle with it, but you're a direct heir of the Ancestral Tree, just like me. There's no way you can't do it."

"Okay, okay, I'll try... But isn't that what we have you for?" she muttered.

"What do you mean, you have me?! You expect me to do everything for you? No way, you should be helping me shoulder the load! Once our neutrality is confirmed, all of you will be sent to other major cities as life energy anchors. Sure, other races will protect you, but what about protecting yourselves? And that goes for you especially! You'll be everyone's target. Without strength, how can you stay safe? Go back to Council Mountain. Until you master the Life Deprivation Domain, you're grounded!"

"Aww, come on! Big Brother, you have no idea how fun the Ancestral Court is... It's way livelier than back home...." Jin Miaosen gave him a pitiful look, but seeing the firm expression on Tang San's face, she sighed and mumbled, "Fine, fine, I'll go. Right now."

"Good. When you get back, have the Grand Elder tally up the Blue Gold Fruits we brought. Report to me when I return."

"Got it." She drooped her head and shuffled off.

Watching her leave, Tang San shook his head helplessly. Jin Miaosen was a carefree optimist, someone who liked to idle through life. Otherwise, with her bloodline, she should've already become a Great Nymph King. Combat power aside, someone with such an exquisite bloodline could not possibly be lacking in cultivation speed.

Still, Tang San was grateful to her. Without Jin Miaosen, he wouldn't have had the opportunities he had now. And while he would eventually leave this plane, before that day came, he had to ensure she could survive on her own. As for the real Jin Miaolin, whose divine sea had been shattered... It was honestly a real pity. Even if he recovered, his future prospects were limited.

With Jin Miaosen gone, Tang San's thoughts turned toward more important matters. An auction that was going to put to shame all other auctions? One featuring plenty of divine artifacts? Now

that

was interesting.

He didn't really need a divine artifact himself, but humans did. And his ongoing project, the Book of All Laws, required such items as well.

So yes, he'd absolutely attend this auction, not just to bid but also to see what was on offer in general. If divine weapons would be used in the Battle for the Throne, he needed to know what kind of equipment he might face, even if he couldn't acquire it.

He'd been to the Ancestral Court's Grand Auction Hall before, but given the upcoming tournament, this auction would surely be head and shoulders above the one he had participated in. No doubt, every power was preparing furiously for it.

First, he needed to find Mei Gongzi and see what her plans were. With the scale of the auction, large merchants like the Aetherhorn Merchant Association would definitely attend. He'd coordinate with her there.

With that thought, Tang San slipped back into the crowd. Finding a gap was easy with his cultivation level. When he teleported, no demon or nymph noticed a thing.

As always, he returned to the top floor of the White Tiger Grand Hotel. The White Tiger Demon Emperor wasn't there, so Tang San activated the teleportation array and instantly departed.

With his improved cultivation, long-distance teleportation was no longer such a burden. The evolution of the Spacetime Lighthouse had made his teleportation power incredibly potent. Even his Chrono Transformation imprint was evolving thanks to it.

Tang San's long-term plan was for his next transcendent bloodline to emerge at the Emperor level. It would be something called the Spacetime Transformation, the fusion of the Peacock Transformation and Chrono Transformation. It would synergize perfectly with the Spacetime Lighthouse and become one of his core abilities.

Even on the greater universal scale, space and time were among the most profound of forces, and that held doubly true for a fusion between them. But now wasn't the right time to fuse them. The nature of this new force was too unstable, and the energy released during fusion would be immense. Tang San had to wait until his divine consciousness grew stronger and the Spacetime Lighthouse was more refined.

He released his divine consciousness, searching for Mei Gongzi's aura. But to his surprise, she wasn't there. It wasn't just her missing; Luo Qingzhu was not present either. The entire city lord's residence felt eerily empty. He couldn't sense a single Demon King, in fact.

Huh. She's not here? Seems like they've already left...

With that thought, he instantly teleported again, this time heading for Crescent Island.

The moment he arrived, he was met with a surge of powerful faith energy. The oceanic aura filled every pore of his body with comfort. In truth, this was where he was supposed to be cultivating. The benefits he got here far surpassed even those he received from the Ancestral Tree. As a true god, there was no energy more nourishing to him than the faith of his followers.

But he lacked time, and more importantly, he was actually wary of faith energy. Unlike other energies that could be refined and regulated, faith directly enhanced his divine consciousness. If it increased too much and it gave too much power to his divine seat, then he would be forced to attempt the tribulation, whatever that entailed, and ascend to Emperorhood. And he was not ready for that.