Chapter 2229: Among the demon clans, there is a very peculiar tradition: any clan member who is a true direct descendant has a two-character name.

The Lei Hao encountered earlier is a direct descendant of the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger clan.

Whether one is a direct descendant is determined by bloodline, not by cultivation realm.

Even if Lei Hao's cultivation realm is not as high as Lei Fangzheng's, his status within the clan will still exceed Lei Fangzheng's.

The demon clans highly value bloodlines; without a strong bloodline, it is difficult to reach the true pinnacle.

Lei Fangzheng is not a direct descendant, so his limit is likely the Dao Venerable 6th Realm, unable to improve further. But Lei Hao has the opportunity to climb toward higher realms in the future; this is the difference between the two…

Jin Dezhong is in the same situation, much like Lei Fangzheng.

Lin Moyu brought all these people before the Human Emperor, having the Human Emperor question them to gather intelligence on the demon clans.

At the same time, he told the Human Emperor that he was going out to head to the nearest major city.

Ever since learning that Antares might be in the Dongling Empire, Lin Moyu had developed a keen curiosity about the Dongling Empire.

It was perfect timing, as he was indeed planning to purchase some intelligence from the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce.

There was still too little information regarding the Eastern Continent.

Before departing, Lin Moyu left Lei Fangzheng in Yudao City.

With a Dao Venerable 6th Realm powerhouse guarding it, plus Lei Guang also helping to watch over Yudao City, there shouldn't be any major problems.

As for the remaining Revenants, Lin Moyu took them all with him.

Under the radiance of the Sun Origin, the origin shuttle streaked across the sky, flying toward the distance at an astonishing speed.

Lin Moyu's destination was a major city 1.2 million kilometers away called Star City, which was built by the Seven-Star Holy Land of the Southern Continent.

This major city had existed for over ten thousand years, with tight defenses and countless powerhouses; it was one of the human race's main strongholds.

Lin Moyu believed that the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce had a branch there.

1.2 million kilometers was not too far; with the speed of the origin shuttle, he could arrive in over half a day.

The Origin Continent was not peaceful, and Lin Moyu did not know if any accidents would occur halfway. Fortunately, nothing happened this time, and after half a day, the origin shuttle had arrived near Star City. From afar, Lin Moyu saw Star City.

His expression changed slightly; the Star City before him was not what he had expected.

Chapter 2740: The Dilapidated Star City

The Star City of the past must have been prosperous, having weathered ten thousand years and experienced the vicissitudes of time, it should have had its own unique atmosphere. However, the Star City before him had become a scene of broken walls and ruins, with more than half of it destroyed.

There was still vitality in the city, and there were still many cultivators.

But the true powerhouses were gone.

The strongest one Lin Moyu saw was just an ordinary Dao Venerable 1st Realm powerhouse.

"Is it because of the Dongling Empire?"

Lin Moyu thought to himself as he put away the origin shuttle and flew into the city. At this moment, the city's formations had all been destroyed; whatever rules there might have been before were now completely abandoned. In the city, a large number of injured cultivators were meditating to recover from their wounds, and people sitting cross-legged to heal could be seen everywhere… The whole city was very quiet; though people were coming and going, there wasn't much noise.

There were many people, yet it was very quiet, which set off a somewhat eerie atmosphere.

It wasn't that there were no ordinary people in the Eastern Continent; many ordinary people were brought from the Southern Continent by cultivators through the Rule World.

Lin Moyu noticed that those ordinary people didn't seem to be injured.

Among the low-realm cultivators, there weren't many who were injured.

On the contrary, the proportion of injured cultivators above the Heavenly Venerable Realm was extremely high.

Lin Moyu sighed inwardly, "If what Lei Guang said is true, this operation by the Dongling Empire only targets cultivators above the Dao Venerable 4th Realm."

"Then cultivators below the Dao Venerable 4th Realm, as long as they don't court death, won't be in danger of losing their lives."

"But what I see in Star City doesn't seem to be the case. Where exactly did something go wrong?"

After walking through the ruins of the city for a while, Lin Moyu saw a familiar logo. It was the logo of the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce. The collapsed building ahead was the former building of the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce.

Although the building had collapsed, the main entrance was still passable, and Lin Moyu saw people entering and exiting.

Lin Moyu also walked over, but was stopped just as he reached the door.

The person who stopped Lin Moyu was a young man at the True God Realm. His aura was completely intact, and he was clearly uninjured.

He had an excellent attitude, first bowing to Lin Moyu before saying, "I apologize, Senior. The Chamber of Commerce suffered some damage during this beast tide and is currently undergoing repairs, so we cannot conduct transactions for the time being."

Lin Moyu took out his membership token for the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce, but since the formations in the chamber were now damaged, it was impossible to retrieve Lin Moyu's information.

However, the golden membership token still highlighted Lin Moyu's status as a high-level member.

The young man's attitude immediately improved further; being able to become a high-level member of the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce was no ordinary feat.

Lin Moyu asked, "I was not in Star City before. Can you tell me what happened?"

"If you need to charge a fee, you can state your price; it doesn't matter."

The Lufeng Chamber of Commerce could sell anything for money, and information could naturally be sold for money.

The young man immediately shook his head, "No, no need. This is information everyone knows. It is my honor that you would come to ask me."

He immediately recounted what had happened in Star City.

According to him, at that time, a massive number of spirit beasts flooded over like a tidal wave, crushing Star City's formations and destroying the entire city.

Fortunately, there were several powerful Dao Venerables in Star City who fought a bloody battle with the spirit beasts, but the aftermath of the battle caused secondary damage to Star City.

The reason Star City ended up in its current state was also because of this secondary damage.

Moreover, many people in Star City were injured by the aftermath of the battle because they were curious and wanted to watch the commotion.

Later, the human Dao Venerables realized they couldn't fight nearby and began to move away, and the spirit beasts pursued them.

However, after that, these Dao Venerables never returned.

The young man's cultivation realm was too low, and he couldn't see many things clearly.

His account contained a lot of his own speculation, but for Lin Moyu, it was enough. The Dongling Empire, just as Lei Guang said, did not take action against those below the Dao Venerable 4th Realm.

The destruction of the city could be understood as the Dao Venerables in the city wanting to defend the city and using formations to resist the spirit beasts. Unfortunately, the result was not good; the formations simply couldn't stop them.

The formations were connected to the city, and when the formations were broken, Star City had already partially collapsed.

But at that time, only the outer wall area of Star City had collapsed, and the interior had not been affected.

The Dao Venerables in the city had no choice but to take action, and then the aftermath of the battle caused secondary damage to Star City, and Star City became what it is today.

Those cultivators who were originally just looking for excitement and didn't mind the chaos all paid the price for their curiosity.

Some died, a large portion were injured, and it eventually became the situation Lin Moyu saw now.

The Seven-Star Sect's years of hard work were almost ruined overnight.

But fortunately, the Seven-Star Sect had a deep foundation, and this was their only city on the Eastern Continent.

Star City was one of the Seven-Star Sect's many strongholds, just one of them, not the only one. Even if it was the largest one, it would only take some time to recover…

Most importantly, the origin spirit vein beneath Star City remained intact; the origin spirit vein was the true foundation.

The Seven-Star Sect had a large family and a big business; the death or injury of some Dao Venerables above the 4th Realm would not damage their core vitality.

Lin Moyu also learned from this young man that the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce in Star City had lost contact with the chambers of commerce in other cities.

The formations usually used for communication were all damaged at this moment. They had used their own methods to call for help, but it would take time to repair, and no one knew exactly how long.

Therefore, he couldn't point out to Lin Moyu which major city he should head to.

Having seen the situation in Star City, Lin Moyu had already guessed that the other major cities must have also been attacked by the Dongling Empire.

It should be said that any city with powerhouses above the Dao Venerable 4th Realm could not escape the Dongling Empire's attacks.

Now he could only hope that the Dao Venerables in other cities would not, like in Star City, try to defend the city and fight a battle on the city's edge, leading to the city being completely destroyed.

Leaving Star City, Lin Moyu boarded the origin shuttle again and headed to the nearest major city.

The major city closest to Star City was called Luo City, which belonged to a long-established six-star power in the Southern Continent, the Luo Family of the Southern Continent.

The Luo Family's status in the Southern Continent was somewhat special. They were located within the sphere of influence of the Ancient Lotus Holy Land, but they were autonomous and independent, not restricted by the Ancient Lotus Holy Land.

The Luo Family had its own origin spirit vein, and the origin spirit vein was as high as the 7th rank, only slightly lower than the Ancient Lotus Holy Land's 8th-rank origin spirit vein.

The Luo Family's history was not much worse than the Ancient Lotus Holy Land's, and there were many experts in the family. Under normal circumstances, the Ancient Lotus Holy Land would not go and provoke them.

Someone once said that the Luo Family was a state within a state in the Ancient Lotus Holy Land, and the Luo Family was fully capable of standing on equal footing with the Ancient Lotus Holy Land.

However, the Luo Family directly declared to the outside world that they would follow the commands of the Ancient Lotus Holy Land.

Moreover, many women from the Luo Family had joined the Ancient Lotus Holy Land and became disciples of the Ancient Lotus Holy Land.

The relationship between the two powers was extremely strange.

Lin Moyu had purchased detailed information about the various powers in the Southern Continent from the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce and analyzed some results from it.

The relationship between the Luo Family and the Ancient Lotus Holy Land was extremely complex; it was not the kind of competitor as seen by outsiders, but rather a relationship of a community of interests.

If one day the Luo Family grew into a seven-star power, the two sides would not break out into a civil war, but would likely unite against outsiders to obtain territory from the outside.

The scale of Luo City was not at all inferior to Star City; whatever Star City had, Luo City would also have.

Chapter 2741: If I Kill Them, Who Would Dare to Fart?

Perhaps because the Dongling Empire had just taken action, no accidents occurred on the originally dangerous journey.

The origin shuttle smoothly crossed the long distance of 1.5 million kilometers and arrived at Luo City.

A hint of disappointment appeared in Lin Moyu's eyes. The situation in Luo City was not much better than in Star City; the entire city had been destroyed, and there was almost not a single intact building.

There were also many injured people in the city. Curiosity was a common trait of the human race; no matter how good their cultivation was, it seemed difficult to avoid. The people in the city were already in a chaotic mess, and Lin Moyu couldn't be bothered to join in the bustle.

He found the location of the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce in the air and landed directly.

The situation of the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce was almost exactly the same as in Star City, with no difference at all.

As for when it could recover, the answer was: no one knew.

Lin Moyu left with disappointment and headed to another city, Fengwu City.

Fengwu City was one of the cities controlled by the Wu Family of Liefeng Cliff. The Wu Family had a huge influence in the Southern Continent. Because it was near the coast and relatively close to the Eastern Continent, it was also one of the first families to come to the Eastern Continent.

They had established a large number of strongholds in the Eastern Continent, and Fengwu City was one of them.

Having experienced Star City and Luo City, Lin Moyu no longer held much hope for the situation in Fengwu City.

Sure enough, after arriving at Fengwu City, Lin Moyu saw a similar situation.

The Lufeng Chamber of Commerce in the city was not much better, completely in a paralyzed state.

"Major cities generally have powerhouses above the Dao Venerable 4th Realm guarding them. Once the Dongling Empire takes action, it is estimated that all major cities will be hard-pressed to escape."

"Since that's the case, there's no need to go to other cities on purpose. I estimate the situation won't be much different."

After a little thought, Lin Moyu had a plan. He was going to the city that the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce had built itself in the Eastern Continent: Shang City!

Major powers were all building cities in the Eastern Continent, and the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce, as one of the top powers, would naturally build a city.

Their city was called Shang City, located near the center of the Eastern Continent. It had already penetrated deep into the Eastern Continent, unlike Lin Moyu's current location, which was actually still on the eastern side of the Eastern Continent, near the Boundary Sea.

Shang City was a full 40 million kilometers away from Fengwu City. With the speed of the origin shuttle, it would take more than twenty days to fly there.

Without the origin shuttle, at Lin Moyu's cultivation realm, he would have to fly for at least fifty days or more.

The origin shuttle was not only fast, but the most important point was that it was safe.

When flying, it would wrap itself in the Power of Belief. The movement of the origin shuttle would be extremely small and not easily discovered.

If there was no suitable flying magic treasure, generally no one in the Eastern Continent would traverse such a long distance. Even Dao Venerables would have to weigh the risks.

If things went wrong, one might encounter a powerful spirit beast halfway and perish on the way.

Lin Moyu chose a route according to the map he possessed. Along the way, he would also pass through four major cities, where he could take a look at the situation.

At the same time, he also had to avoid some dangerous areas. When he purchased the map from the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce, some dangerous zones had already been marked on the map.

Some dangers came from spirit beasts, while others were naturally formed.

In this way, the whole journey would be extended to thirty days. The extra ten or so days of travel would be exchanged for safety.

The origin shuttle started again and advanced toward the destination.

Lin Moyu was very leisurely brewing tea in the origin shuttle, watching the beautiful scenery pass by on both sides.

He was multitasking, simultaneously comprehending formations and runes.

Lin Moyu could now easily integrate runes into formations, but he still couldn't make the runes form a formation independently.

The runes integrated into the formations were still in a scattered state.

However, he felt that he had touched upon this bottleneck; perhaps with one opportunity, he could comprehend the breakthrough.

Many times, cultivation cannot just be about moving forward blindly; one also needs to calm down and slow down.

When the Lunar Origin came out, it was his time for cultivation. Without the Power of Origin from a 7th-rank spirit vein to support him, the cultivation speed was much slower.