Chapter 425: Magic Peak City

It took three days and over a dozen cities to reach Magic Peak City.
Located atop a continuous range of mountains, the city’s center was situated on the summit of the highest peak in that range.
Ye Feng came here because only the teleportation array in Magic Peak City led to the same destination as the one outside Wumi City before—Blood Fiend City.
Since Blood Fiend City wasn’t considered a major city, there were few teleportation arrays that led directly there; only about five or six in the entire Demon Realm, and they were scattered far apart. Among them, Magic Peak City and Wumi City were the closest, but Wumi City’s teleportation array had been destroyed, which was why Ye Feng rushed there day and night.
Upon arriving at the entrance of Magic Peak City, Ye Feng looked up at the three characters above the gate—“Magic Peak City”—and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming he was in the right place.
“Those guys from the Divine Realm… If anything happens to Pearl and the others, when I go to the Divine Realm someday, I’ll eradicate all their forces!” Ye Feng clearly remembered how Pearl had sacrificed herself to block the attack of that emperor-level deity in order to protect the others, spewing streams of bright red blood…
At that moment, a guard noticed Ye Feng standing at the gate in a daze and found it suspicious. He shouted at him, “Who are you? Why are you blocking the gate? If you’re not entering, leave immediately!”
Only then did Ye Feng realize his idle behavior had alerted the guard. Shaking his head, he vanished in an instant and entered the city.

The guard was instantly stunned. Although Magic Peak City wasn’t the main city, it was by no means comparable to those second-rate cities. There were powerful restrictions within a hundred kilometers around the city, with the restrictions becoming stronger the closer one got to the city. At the city gate, only those strong enough at the Xuanmo level or above could teleport. Even inside the city, only those at the Juemo level or above could teleport. He never expected that the person he had scolded was actually someone with a cultivation level of at least Xuanmo. At this thought, cold sweat broke out on his back. If that person killed him in a fit of anger, it would be his own fault. After all, the Demon Realm was a world where the strong ruled. If a mere city gate guard were killed by someone at the Xuanmo level or above, the city lord wouldn’t even bother to investigate. After all, the city lords of ordinary cities usually only reached the Xuanmo level, with very few reaching the Juemo level. They wouldn’t want to alienate themselves from someone of equal cultivation just for a lowly city gate guard.

“That person earlier seemed familiar…” At that moment, another guard rested his chin in his hand, trying hard to recall something.

“Familiar?”

“I don’t know where I’ve seen him.” The guard racked his brain trying to remember.

Hearing this, the guard who had scolded Ye Feng also remembered. “Now that you mention it, I think I’ve seen this person somewhere too…”

“Could he have been to Magic Peak City before? That doesn’t make sense. At least tens of thousands of people come in and out of Magic Peak City every day. How could we remember him?”

“He’s Blade!” The man who had scolded Ye Feng suddenly remembered. After saying that, he was momentarily stunned, then became dumbfounded.

“What? Was that person really Blade? Blade came to Magic Peak City?” The other guard wasn’t convinced, but the more he thought about it, the more he realized that the man’s appearance matched exactly the one in the old wanted poster. “We must inform our superiors right away…”

Ye Feng didn’t care if anyone recognized him. Now, in the entire Heavenly Realm, he no longer had much to worry about. After entering the city, using his mental energy detection, he quickly located the teleportation array. In an instant, he appeared outside the array.

“Hm? What’s going on?” Seeing the crowded crowd around the teleportation array, Ye Feng frowned.

Hearing the noise from the crowd arguing with the city guards, Ye Feng took a few breaths to figure out what was going on. It turned out that three days ago, the teleportation array had malfunctioned and hadn’t been repaired yet. That’s why those in a hurry had clashed with the city guards.
“When will this teleportation array be fixed?” Ye Feng pushed through the crowd and approached the leader of the city guards. His aura of strength immediately silenced the noisy crowd, while some onlookers took on an amused expression.
The city guard leader was sharp-eyed and immediately realized Ye Feng was no ordinary person. But with the city lord’s backing, he wasn’t afraid. He replied in a calm tone, “I’m sorry, we haven’t identified the cause of the malfunction, so we can’t say when it will be fixed.”
Ye Feng frowned slightly. Though he was in a hurry, he wasn’t willing to take his anger out on others over such a trivial matter. In just a moment, he came up with the fastest solution. He said to the city guard leader, “I want to see your city lord!”
“Well…” Hearing this, the city guard leader realized even more that Ye Feng must be someone important. But he was hesitant about fulfilling this request. The city lord was aware of the malfunction but hadn’t taken it seriously, leaving it to his subordinates to handle. Now that the problem remained unsolved, and this seemingly important man was clearly in a hurry, if he let him meet the city lord and complain further, his position might be at risk.
“You just need to tell him that Dao Feng has arrived! I’m sure he’ll meet me.” At these words, everyone present was stunned.
Who was Dao Feng? Even three-year-olds in the entire Demon Realm knew his name. Although not everyone had seen the previous warrant for his arrest—since it had been thoroughly removed ten years ago—everyone knew Dao Feng’s name.
Now, such a legendary figure was standing right in front of them, and they could hardly believe it.
“Mr. Dao Feng, please follow me!” The city guard leader hadn’t recognized Ye Feng at first, but after hearing his words, he immediately compared Ye Feng’s face with the one on the warrant in his memory. To his surprise, the man claiming to be Dao Feng was indeed the real deal. In fact, this wasn’t the first time he’d encountered someone claiming to be Dao Feng.

Ye Feng followed the leader of the city guards to the entrance of the city lord’s residence. The leader whispered a few words to the guards at the door. The guards glanced at Ye Feng nervously before quickly running away.

After a while, a short, chubby middle-aged man came over quickly with the guard from earlier.

“Mr. Blade, it’s been a long time!” Although the middle-aged man was short and chubby, his eyes revealed sharp intelligence. “Your arrival really brings luster to our humble place.”

“City lord, I’ll get straight to the point! I’m here to borrow your teleportation array,” Ye Feng said without beating around the bush. In the Demon Realm, he didn’t need to be indirect. “I have an urgent matter to attend to in Blood Fiend City.”

“Mr. Blade, we’re currently repairing the teleportation array, and it might take some time to fix it. Why don’t you come in and have some tea first?” the chubby man said with a flattering smile.

“I know you’re repairing it, but I also know you haven’t identified the cause of the malfunction, so you can’t start fixing it yet. Maybe I can help!” Ye Feng ignored the offer and continued.

“Mr. Blade, no one doubts your strength, but the teleportation array relies heavily on mastery of array techniques. We’ve already asked the best array masters to find the cause. It may take some time to fix it, and no one else can really help.” The chubby man wasn’t completely accommodating to Ye Feng. He understood the mindset of such a powerful person—flattery was necessary, but there was a limit; excessive flattery would only arouse resentment.

“I indeed haven’t studied teleportation arrays,” Ye Feng said helplessly, shaking his head. From these few words, he realized the city lord wasn’t as honest and simple as he seemed—he was definitely a cunning fox. “But I might know the cause of this malfunction.”

“Oh, then please tell us. If it makes sense, we’ll pass it on to our array masters to see if they can find a solution.” Only after hearing this did the city lord nod in agreement.

“Here’s what happened…” Ye Feng recounted how a being of the Imperial God level had destroyed the teleportation array three days ago. He tweaked the story slightly, not mentioning that the culprit was an Imperial God level being, but instead saying they were thieves who had sneaked in from the Divine Realm.

“I think it’s very likely that after the teleportation array in Umi City was destroyed that day, it caused instability in the teleportation array in Xuesha City, its destination. That’s also why the teleportation array in Mo Feng City that leads to Xuesha City malfunctioned three days ago,” Ye Feng shared his speculation.
“You mean these interconnected teleportation arrays affect each other?” The chubby city lord immediately grasped the core of Ye Feng’s conclusion.
“That’s right!” Ye Feng nodded.
“I’ve heard this theory for the first time, but it does seem reasonable,” the chubby city lord nodded. “I’ll send your theory to those master array artisans to see if they can find a solution.”
“Then please do. Only you have a teleportation array that can go to Xuesha City. If I were to find the next city, it would take at least three days. I can’t wait!” Ye Feng urged. “Once this is done, I can give you a top-grade divine artifact as compensation.”
“What do you think I am? Don’t worry, your matter is my matter. I’ll definitely handle it with the highest efficiency!” The chubby man laughed. He knew well that having a strong warrior like Ye Feng owe him a favor was something extraordinary, far more valuable than a top-grade divine artifact.