Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1678 - 1698: This Immortal Palace is a Bit Shabby_1

Chapter 1678: Chapter 1698: This Immortal Palace is a Bit Shabby_1

"So, after you returned, what became of Weijiao’s father, the Guard Commander?"

A smirk appeared at the corner of Yao Xuanji’s mouth: "What else could he do? He fled with a guilty conscience. After all, she is his own daughter, and I’m just the daughter of his superior. How can we possibly compare?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Who is the Guard Commander now?"

Yao Xuanji responded: "Uncle Zhong, the one you’ve met."

Lin Chen nodded: "When your father was around, the strength of the Guard Commander didn’t matter. However, now that you’re in charge of the Immortal Sect, you need someone capable of protecting you completely. Otherwise, if the Heavenly Dao Alliance launches a full-scale attack on the Immortal Palace, there will be no escape."

Yao Xuanji acknowledged this: "At present, the Immortal Palace has five Guard Commanders, all of Fairy strength. Among them, Uncle Zhong is the Chief Guard Commander, and the guard squad consists of a hundred members, with thirty-five of True Immortal Strength and sixty-five of Golden Immortal Strength."

Lin Chen nodded: "Their strength is not lacking, but they lack top-tier combat power."

Yao Xuanji concurred: "My father was powerful enough on his own, so he didn’t need many people around him. When he truly needed help, he would issue the Immortal Palace Order to the Great Sects and summon them."

Lin Chen said with a laugh: "Indeed, your father had this deterrent power. Those who didn’t obey would face his wrath. Thus, no one dared not to come!"

Yao Xuanji looked at Lin Chen: "I’m planning to pay a visit to Grandpa Cao later. Would you accompany me?"

"Grandpa Cao?"

Yao Xuanji explained: "He is the first Chief of Guards that I’ve just mentioned. He’s very old, and even my father called him Uncle Cao. Thus, I call him Grandpa Cao. He truly treats me as his granddaughter."

Lin Chen readily agreed: "Sure!"

He came here with the primary intention to help Yao Xuanji. Although his combat power was far inferior, that didn’t matter.

What the Immortal Palace is lacking is not one or two Fairies, but a proper strategy.

Lin Chen isn’t extraordinarily intelligent, but the current situation in the Immortal Palace greatly resembled those of many dynasties with weak or young emperors. This gives Lin Chen many historical examples to learn from.

Ordinary people fight for power and gain, while cultivators vie for resources of cultivation; it’s essentially the same.

The core of the struggle hasn’t changed, only the means of fighting have.

The human heart remains the same, unchanging from ancient times!

Having lived in the Human World for a while, Yao Xuanji had an understanding of its history. Therefore, as soon as Lin Chen brought up these matters, Yao Xuanji understood immediately.

It wasn’t that she didn’t understand, but rather, she had never managed such a large chessboard before. There was some internal hesitation, for fear of messing things up.

But once she let go of those fears, there would be nothing left to be afraid of. After all, Weijiao had already tried to assassinate her. Could there be anything worse than that?

Could anything be worse than being suppressed for Ten Thousand Years?

Once Yao Xuanji let go of these worries, she would then make decisive decisions without hesitation.

Through their casual conversation, Lin Chen learned about the Immortal Palace and found it extremely simple, even slipshod.

In the Immortal Palace, Yao Xuanji is the only master. Apart from her, there are the guards responsible for security, and there’s one life manager in charge of all the servants, managing the lives of all people in the Immortal Palace.

Elder Lei is the life manager and Zhong Quan is the Chief Guard Commander. No wonder the last time she came out, only these two accompanied her, and no one else.

That’s it!

Yes, that’s it, there isn’t even a strategist, as Lin Chen mentioned!

According to Yao Xuanji, the Immortal Palace has always been a place where might is right. When her father was alive, his word was law, wherein a strategist was not needed?

On ordinary days in the Immortal Palace, the Chief Guard would always be present. Apart from that, the other four guards would operate in pairs, taking turns on duty. The same applied to the hundred guards; they would split into two groups and take turns on duty.

After listening, Lin Chen couldn’t help but bitterly smile. The Immortal Palace was indeed rather shabby.

It probably couldn’t even compare to a Great Sect.

Major forces like the Ten Great Immortal Sects probably have more than five Fairies and dozens of Golden Immortals, right?

Lin Chen wondered how formidable Yao Xiong must have been to deter so many powerhouses from having any designs on the Immortal Palace over such a long period.

He didn’t know if Yao Xiong was grieving over the loss of his beloved daughter, had unsuccessfully tried to find her, temporarily didn’t want to return to this heartbreaking place, or had made a breakthrough beyond Daluo and gone to the high-ranked Immortal Realm.

Upon further thought, Lin Chen realized that although the Immortal Palace had fewer people, it was because Yao Xiong himself didn’t enjoy luxury, was obsessed with cultivation, and didn’t care about worldly matters. It didn’t mean that the Immortal Palace could only maintain such a scale.

As long as Yao Xiong was willing, with one order, this place could be filled with powerhouses!

In the evening, Yao Xuanji arranged a lavish banquet to welcome Lin Chen. It was also a way of expressing her gratitude for the help he had provided her in the past.

"Would you like some wine?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh: "Just the two of us, let’s not."

Yao Xuanji insisted: "How can there be a banquet without wine? Even if it’s a banquet for two, it’s still a banquet. We must drink some. I’ll join you!"

Lin Chen laughed: "How much can you drink?"

Yao Xuanji smiled: "I’m alright. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely keep you company. I won’t let you down when you’re just starting to enjoy the drink..."