At the bustling city gate, geniuses are everywhere, with most being in the Reverse Life Realm cultivation level.

Mo Wangchen is like a lonely boat in this vast sea, appearing insignificant; his arrival did not attract anyone’s attention.

Following the giant gate’s path inward, Mo Wangchen eventually managed to enter the Holy City smoothly.

"Buzz..."

It was as if a wave of Holy Power enveloped him, causing Mo Wangchen to shiver involuntarily.

Throughout the Holy City, there were some terrifying presences, deeply hidden and unobtrusive.

Mo Wangchen knew without thinking that these presences must be emitted by those Daoist Master level experts.

The nine universes, truly the Ten Thousand Realms, have gathered Daoist Master level experts within the Holy City.

The entire Divine Domain has only four Holy Cities; if averaged, each Holy City must have several thousand Daoist Master level experts!

These are indeed beings at the true peak of existence, each capable of plucking stars and seizing moons, whose mere foot-tap could tremble worlds.

Fortunately, as Mo Wangchen knows, these Daoist Master level experts wouldn’t interfere in the Star Child Battle casually; their purpose here is merely to ’observe’ the cosmic competition among talents from the nine universes.

"Hey there, brother."

Just as Mo Wangchen was overwhelmed by the bustling Holy City, observing everything, a Jinyi Youth approached him sideway with a full smile.

"Do you need something?"

Mo Wangchen frowned slightly.

"Brother, there’s no need to be so cautious, I mean no harm. If I’m not mistaken, you must be visiting the Holy City for the first time?" The Jinyi Youth said with a smile.

Mo Wangchen scrutinized the other party, feeling that the person’s cultivation was only at the first level of the Reverse Life Realm. Regardless of whether he truly had malicious intent, such cultivation posed no threat to him. He nodded honestly, "It’s my first time here."

"My name is Jiang Wenyuan, from the Canglong Universe. Honestly, when the Divine Domain just opened, I was lucky to be transported here, so I know more about this place than most people. Since brother is visiting the Holy City for the first time, you must be unfamiliar with it. Would you like me to guide you around and explain some of the dynamics here?"

"Um..."

Mo Wangchen was taken aback hearing this but quickly noticed that at the city entrance, there were quite a few people like Jiang Wenyuan, approaching newcomers with the intent to guide them through the Holy City.

Having realized this, Mo Wangchen couldn’t help but chuckle; the Great Thousand World is truly full of wonders, there are actually people working as tour guides in the Holy City now. It’s indeed a nice job, avoiding hunting Monster Beasts outside, just touring newcomers around the Holy City and explaining some aspects, earning remuneration, much easier compared to those risking lives outside.

"How much is the fee?" Mo Wangchen asked.

"Our charges depend on the progress of the Divine Domain opening; initially, when the Divine Domain first opened, everyone was quite poor, possessing very few Divine Crystals, so we only charged a single Divine Crystal at first. But now that the Divine Domain has opened for a while, most have some Divine Crystals, one or two seem too little, so the current standard charge is twenty Divine Crystals." Jiang Wenyuan explained.

"Twenty, huh..."

Mo Wangchen nodded, "Not too expensive indeed."

Since the Divine Domain’s opening till now, most cultivators possess at least hundreds to thousands of Divine Crystals, many even thousands to nearly ten thousand.

One or two indeed aren’t worth mentioning.

With someone like Jiang Wenyuan guiding Mo Wangchen through the Holy City, it wouldn’t take much time; averaged out, he could guide five people a day, thus earning a hundred Divine Crystals, which is quite substantial.

"The Holy City is immortal; since the Divine Domain opened, it’s been operating formally already. Brother must see many shops within the city, along with teahouses and taverns; these enterprises are run by those participating in the Star Child Battle like us. Of course, doing business in the Holy City isn’t easy; the daily rent alone for these enterprises is no small sum."

Walking towards the inner city, Mo Wangchen indeed saw many shops and teahouses on both sides of the street, with good business.

"Rent? The Holy City is ownerless; if there were an owner, it would be those Daoist Master level experts, right? Is the rent paid to them?" Mo Wangchen asked curiously.

Jiang Wenyuan shook his head, "Not at all, rent is actually paid in Divine Crystals. For us, Divine Crystals have great competitive value, but for Daoist Masters, they’re worthless. Furthermore, Daoist Masters won’t interfere in our competition, their role is most like ’referees’ ensuring none breach the rules."

Now Mo Wangchen was even more puzzled, asking, "Then to whom is this so-called rent paid?"

"This is the key matter I wish to introduce to you. Initially, the shops, teahouses, and such within the Holy City are ownerless; anyone capable could occupy them. Everyone initially felt there was little use in occupying such enterprises, convinced hunting Monster Beasts beyond for Divine Crystals was the proper path. Yet as time passed with more arriving at the Holy City, everyone began seeing business opportunities..."

"The Holy City is divided into four regions: East, South, West, and North, currently overseen by four different powers, with rent paid to these forces."

Mo Wangchen frowned slightly upon hearing this, "Four powers?"

Jiang Wenyuan nodded, "The East is occupied by folks from the Taixu Universe who established the ’Taixu Pavilion’, the strongest among the four powers; the South is held by the Tianxuan Universe; the West by the Divine Sword Universe; and where we currently are, the North, was initially occupied by a supreme talent from the Canglong Universe, though unfortunately later defeated by people from the Canglong Universe, with the North’s enterprises falling into their control."

"Each of the four powers has a top-tier expert stationed; many arriving at the Holy City attempted challenging them. If successful, they could ’take power’, yet alas, throughout so much time, hardly any ’power-taking’ happened."

Listening to Jiang Wenyuan, Mo Wangchen couldn’t help but squint, "It seems the competition within the Holy City is far more fierce than imagined..."