Royal Capital, Fourth Prince Residence.
Ian Song and his companions had just arrived, only to find the Fourth Prince, clad in armor, waiting at the main gate with a group of retainers.
His Highness came out to greet them personally—a treatment that made the six Nascent Divinity guards envious. But recalling Ian Song’s earth-shattering sword technique and profound formation skills, they couldn’t help but feel convinced.
Victor Li, the Fourth Prince, strode up to Ian Song, clapped him warmly on the shoulder, and laughed, “Haha, Brother Ian, you’ve finally arrived!”
Seeing this, everyone behind the Fourth Prince looked envious, and a few even showed traces of jealousy.
Ian Song greets Your Highness, the Fourth Prince.
Ian Song bowed to Victor Li.
“No need for formalities, come in quickly! I’ve already ordered a banquet prepared. Today, I must drink heartily with Brother Ian!” Originally, Victor hadn’t planned to greet Ian Song in person, but after receiving Bada’s transmission about the joint assassination attempt by nine first-rate sect experts, he changed his mind.
He was shocked—especially by Ian Song’s ability to slay a Nascent Divinity with a single sword stroke, and to control a group of Nascent Divinity experts with his formations.
Even most late-stage Nascent Divinity experts couldn’t pull off such feats.
That’s why he personally came outside the residence to welcome Ian Song.
Upon entering the Fourth Prince Residence, the first thing one sees is a massive training ground, constructed from high-grade materials and inscribed with intricate formation patterns. Even late-stage Nascent Divinity experts fighting at full power cannot damage it.
Beyond the training ground are rows of beast cages, each containing a powerful spirit beast. In some cages, cultivators are sparring with the beasts.
“Brother Ian, look—that’s the seventh-rank demon tiger I went through endless trouble to acquire. It’s incredibly strong; even most mid-stage Nascent Divinity experts aren’t its match. And that demon leopard, while not as strong, is unbelievably fast…”
Victor Li acted like a child showing off his toys, constantly introducing the spirit beasts in the cages to Ian Song.
Ian Song counted—a total of 108 beast cages, with the weakest beast at rank five and the strongest at rank seven.
The value of these beasts is at least a thousand top-grade spirit crystals; even first-rate sects couldn’t afford to keep so many.
Past the beast cages lies a vast garden.
The garden was filled with blooming flowers and rich fragrance, many of which were actually extremely rare spirit medicines. Qin Xiaoyu, who came from a major sect, was stunned—such precious herbs were planted just for ornament, which was outrageously wasteful.
Victor Li didn’t bother to introduce the garden and instead quickened his pace.