Xiang Shaoyun saw Yu Caidie, but she didn't notice him. He did not walk up to her because she seemed to be doing well at the moment. The Yu Clan wasn't restricting her freedom. He could also see Yu Huayan among the Yu Clan's entourage. It would be much easier for him to think of a way to meet her after entering the city.
More and more young Gods arrived, and the Divine Dominion City bustled with noise and activity. As a result, entry became much stricter. Xiang Shaoyun brought his people to the city's main gate. Everyone's identity must be verified, and sufficient spirit crystals needed to be paid before they could enter.
The main gate stood majestically. Atop the thick city wall, numerous Saints were standing guard. The city was also protected by a god-grade formation. Anyone who dared to enter without permission, including Gods, would pay a bloody price. The moment Xiang Shaoyun's group landed, a God stopped them.
Ordinarily, even Saints would rarely guard these walls. But because they were in a unique period of time, even Gods were relegated to guard duty to prevent any devils or aliens from sneaking into the city.
"Body inspection through the divine mirror," said the God.
Hovering above the city gate was a massive mirror. The mirror shone brightly and sent a ray of light toward Xiang Shaoyun's group. Any demon or devil would be forced into their true forms by the mirror. That was the mirror's special function.
The group did not have any issues with the inspection. One by one, they wrote their names on the god-grade stele beside them. And finally, they arrived at the part where they needed to pay spirit crystals before entering.
"If you have a guardians token, you can enter with your people. Without a token, you have to pay 100 low-grade saint crystals per person," reported the guard expressionlessly.
Standing guard near the main gate, they could encounter a God at any time. However, these guards seemed unfazed because not even Gods would dare to act rashly in the city.
In the past, one only needed to pay spirit crystals to enter. Now, the entry fee had been changed to saint crystals. The Guardians Guild wasn't actually taking this opportunity to make more money. Rather, the scope of this event was too big, and things were becoming increasingly complicated. To prevent the weaker cultivators from overestimating themselves and wasting everyone's time, a new entry fee was set to weed out some of the weaker cultivators.
Just as Devouring Ghost was about to step forth and make the payment, Xiang Shaoyun took out a guardians token and asked, "Are you talking about this?"
The guard appeared doubtful when he saw the token. "Show me the token."
Xiang Shaoyun handed the token over unhesitatingly. After studying the token for a bit, the guard appeared even more doubtful. He showed his companions the token and asked, "Have any of you seen a token of this color before?"
"No. The guild has Iron Jade Token, Silver Jade Token, and Gold Jade Token. I have never seen a purple token like this before," said one of them with a shake of his head.
A different person snapped, "Is this fellow trying to get through with a forged token?"
Immediately, the 72 guards in the area surrounded Xiang Shaoyun's group.
Xiang Shaoyun had heard their conversation. He did not think that the principal would give him a fake token. Thus, he said confidently, "Check properly. There is no way this token is fake."
"Hmph. How can we not know our own tokens? Your purple token is obviously a forgery. You still have the guts to argue even after we caught you red-handed? I advise that you surrender. Otherwise, you will suffer a miserable fate!" said the guard leader coldly.
The guard leader was a Great Saint. With his impressive combat strength, he showed no fear toward Xiang Shaoyun.
"I believe there is a mistake somewhere. The Overlord's name is Xiang Shaoyun. Don't tell me you don't know that name," said Devouring Ghost as he took a step forward.
"I don't care what your name is. Forging a token is punishable with death!" berated the guard leader loudly.
Xiang Shaoyun frowned and asked, "Are you sure you did not make a mistake?"
At this time, the God from earlier returned and asked, "What happened? Who forged a fake token?"
"Why don't we pay and enter instead. It's not like we're lacking money," Huang Baiwu hurriedly said.
"It's too late for that," said the guard leader with a sneer. He then faced the God respectfully and said, "Lord, they actually have the guts to forge a guardians token. That is an insult to our Guardians Guild. Lord, please command us to arrest all of them!"
The God glanced at the token in the guard leader's hand and raised his brow. "Hand me the token."
The guard leader hurriedly handed the token over and said, "Lord, look, this token is purple. Since when did we have a token of such col—"
Before he could finish his words, the God slapped him heavily across his face.
Pa!
The guard leader was stupefied.
"Lord, y—" the guard leader gripped his aching face speechlessly.
The God carefully raised the token over his head, dropped down on one knee, and said, "This is the highest-level token in the guild, the Divine Purple Jade Token. Only the two deputies, no, the three deputies have them. You must be blind. Are you trying to get all of us killed?" He then looked at Xiang Shaoyun and asked, "May I ask which deputy this token came from, young master? Do you have any orders for us?"
With the God kneeling on the ground, the other guards did not dare to hesitate and dropped down on their knees. Fear covered their faces. How would they have guessed that the young man before them would have the token of a deputy? That was too shocking for them. Even the other people outside the gate were curious as to which deputy's disciple this young man was.
"My master is Ge Yi," declared Xiang Shaoyun proudly.
Although he had not received much direct care from Ge Yi over the years, he still greatly respected his master. That was especially true after he learned that his master was a guardian god who had contributed greatly to humanity. He was proud to have a master like that.
His declaration slammed into the ears of everyone present. That was a deafening name. Ge Yi, someone who had not returned to the Guardians Guild for many years. However, everything he had done for humanity in silence was worthy of praise. Someone like him was worthy of respect and admiration even if he had never shown himself.
"So this is Ge Yi's personal disciple, Xiang Shaoyun? I was curious who this outstanding young God was."
"Overlord, Xiang Shaoyun, rumored to possess the strongest physique. After combining nine different powers, he became strong enough to fight beyond his level. He also occupied first place on the Heaven Battling Ranking."
"Lord Ge Yi had actually passed his token to Xiang Shaoyun. Does this mean that he wishes for Xiang Shaoyun to become the young guild master?"
"It's a pity. If this Xiang Shaoyun was born a few hundred years earlier, he might be able to get the position. As it is, he has little chance."
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