The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1512

Chapter 1512: Chapter 1508: Usurping the Throne Chapter 1512: Chapter 1508: Usurping the Throne Elder Fu and the others, upon seeing the posture of a few people in Mechanism City ahead, all showed puzzled expressions in their eyes. After exchanging thoughts telepathically among one another, the Nameless Elder stepped forward to initiate a conversation.

“Who are you, Your Excellency, that you bear the banner of Tianji City without sending a greeting card and directly arriving at our doorstep?” The Nameless Elder carefully formulated his words before speaking.

The resolute man leading the group swept his gaze over the others and answered, “I am Che Qingtian, heir of Tianji City, naturally bearing the banner of Tianji City.”

“Che Qingtian?” Everyone was startled, having never heard this name before.

“Is Daoist Che a disciple of which Elder who has departed from Tianji City to establish their own legacy?” The Nameless Elder initially thought he belonged to Tianji City, perhaps a disciple of some elder who had left the city.

“Ridiculous, my master is the legitimate heir to Tianji City. How could any elder qualify to impart teachings to him? Who claims such authority?” The white-haired old woman beside Che Qingtian immediately grew angry, her walking stick thudding heavily on the ground as she spoke indignantly.

Her outburst bewildered everyone even more.

What did she mean by the legitimate heir of Tianji City? They had always had a continuous, orderly succession. No distinctions of legitimacy had ever been made.

“It seems that Tianji City has forgotten my surname for quite some time…” Che Qingtian pondered briefly, feeling somewhat sentimental.

Confused and unsettled, the typically less composed Elder Fu along with the other elders of Tianji City felt frustrated by their deliberately mysterious demeanor, and he could hardly resist cursing at them.

Suddenly, the Nameless Elder as if recalling something, quickly stopped him.

“Since you claim the 'Che' surname, could it be that you are from the lineage of Che Yuan, the First Generation City Lord of Tianji City?” the Nameless Elder inquired.

With this question, an already agitated Elder Fu was stunned, and even Elder Manbo, who was about to curse, and Elder Mo Wang, who was also surprised, turned their gazes toward the group.

The founder of Tianji City, named “Che Yuan”, was an outstanding figure among the pioneers of the Yan Technique and had also made great contributions during the war against the Chiyou demons.

Due to suddenly arising complications from old injuries, he unfortunately perished and reincarnated.

Because of his abrupt death, he did not designate a successor for the City Lord of Tianji City, leading to a brief period of chaos.

His only son, Che Molin, whose mastery of the Yan Technique was extremely profound, originally intended to succeed his father. Yet, there was another more outstanding person within the faction who gained more support, none other than the Master of Little Master, Master Xuyunzi.

After losing the struggle for the position of City Lord, Che Molin left Tianji City with his family, disappearing without a trace.

This incident had always been a sealed secret of Tianji City, with most of the younger disciples, and even Master Yan, unaware of it.

Unexpectedly, today, a descendant of Che Molin has returned to Tianji City.

“Are you truly a descendant of Ancestor Master Che Yuan?” the Nameless Elder asked.

Che Qingtian responded without mincing words, tossing over a blackish-green Ink Jade Token.

The Nameless Elder immediately caught it, and the other elders also gathered around to examine it closely.

The token was engraved with the ancient characters “Tianji” and decorated on the back with a pattern of thunderclouds, which was slightly rough but made the elders' spirits suddenly tense.

“Good heavens, it really is the Ink Jade Divine Machine Order, identical to the one the City Lord has,” Elder Fu exclaimed.

“It appears the descendant of the ancestor Master truly has returned. But looking at the situation, it seems their intentions are not benign,” the Nameless Elder telepathically communicated to the others.

“The current City Lord is in seclusion; we need to be cautious in our approach,” Elder Mo Wang mused.

After discussing telepathically for a while, the Nameless Elder returned the Ink Jade Divine Machine Order back to them.

“Since we are all fellow cultivators of the same sect, why not visit the City Lord's residence for a talk?” the Nameless Elder suggested.

“You need not be courteous, esteemed lords. We have not come here to be guests, especially since we are returning to our own Tianji City; hospitality does not come into it,” Che Qingtian responded calmly.

“Fair point, but may I ask what exactly brings you here?” the Nameless Elder furrowed his brows and inquired.

“Are you the current City Lord of Tianji City?” Che Qingtian asked.

“Indeed not, I and these others are merely the Chief Elders of Tianji City,” the Nameless Elder replied.

“Then have your City Lord come out and speak; a group of Chief Elders are not qualified to converse with my master,” the white-haired old woman interjected.

“Hey, am I a joke to you?” Elder Fu immediately became enraged.

Elder Manbo's beard bristled as well, evidently ready to handle these uninvited guests with force.

Once again, the Nameless Elder raised his hand to calm them down and continued, “It's not that the City Lord is unwilling to show up; he is currently in critical seclusion and cannot appear now.”

“At a time like this, forget about closing up; isn't it time to…”

“Nurse Yu.”

With a gentle call from Che Qingtian, the white-haired old woman instantly fell silent.

“Given that the City Lord is in seclusion, speaking with you is harmless. My return to Tianji City is solely to retrieve something my ancestor lost,” Che Qingtian declared.

What his ancestor lost, of course, was the position of City Lord of Tianji City.

Hearing that they intended to contest the position of City Lord, Elder Manbo could no longer contain himself and blurted out angrily, “Just with you few rotten fish and crabs, you dare covet the position of City Lord? Don't you have a mirror to see yourselves?”

As these words came out, the white-haired old woman was the first to get infuriated, but before she could act, another man with a pointed face and monkey-like features had already started unzipping his trousers and began to sprinkle his liquid downwards.

Disciples below in the city were caught unprepared, getting drenched and reeking.

This provocative act, which went beyond what Elder Fu and the others expected, even dumbfounded Nurse Yu. However, the round-faced girl beside him angrily said, “Hou Shan, what are you doing? How disgusting…”

“Hehe, Qinghu, don't blame me. They were the ones who mentioned peeing; I did as they said, and it seems there's nothing so impressive about them. If they can be City Lords of Tianji City, so can my master,” the short man known as Hou Shan chuckled lowly.

“Hou Shan, this is Tianji City, the Tianji City founded by my ancestor; your behavior is inexcusable, and you will receive your punishment later,” Che Qingtian glanced at him and stated.

“Yes,” Hou Shan replied, his smile vanishing, looking despondent.

A burly, ugly man beside him remained silent, only giving a “hehe” laugh that made him seem somewhat simple.

“Chi Man'er, why are you laughing?” Hou Shan's mouth twitched irritably.

Upon hearing that, the ugly man immediately stopped laughing, but his overhanging jaw continued to twitch.

Yet, witnessing this scene, the Nameless Elder and the others found it in no way humorous; the rest of those present also wore extremely unpleasant expressions.