"Finally arrived at the Holy City!"

A beam of light cut through the sky and a young man in a white robe emerged from the space, his eyes bright as he looked toward the Holy City.

This young man was Chu Ming. After three days of continuous travel through wind and rain, he finally reached the Holy City. Even someone with his temperament couldn't help but take a deep breath in awe as he looked at the majestic city.

Having lived two lives, the Holy City was by far the most awe-inspiring city he had ever seen.

There was an air-forbidding array above the Holy City that only true Life and Death Realm Kings could fly through; even half-step Kings couldn't fly within the city.

Guards in bronze battle armor patrolled the city walls with solemn expressions, maintaining the city's order. The Holy City's Guard Team was governed by the Life and Death Palace. Each small squad of guards consisted of fifty Third Heaven Realm of Transcendence experts and one Fourth Layer Realm of Transcendence expert. Ten small squads formed a large squad, which was then overseen by a Seventh Layer Realm of Transcendence expert. This hierarchical system made the Guard Team of the Holy City run like a well-oiled machine, controlling the entire city.

Chu Ming paid an entry fee of ten lower-grade spirit stones. As soon as he stepped into the Holy City, he felt a wave of thick spiritual power wash over him. The streets were wide and vast, ample enough for a hundred exotic beasts to walk side by side.

Moreover, being the center of the Central Divine Domain, almost all top-tier forces across the continent had branches in the Holy City.

The streets were bustling with people, and calling it a sea of humanity would not be an exaggeration. Most of the passersby were martial artists, mostly in the True Dao Realm. Forty percent were in the Guiyuan Realm, and ten percent were in the Realm of Transcendence. Even in the Holy City, half-step Life and Death Realm Kings were rare.

"I have no idea about the overall situation in the Holy City. I should first find a place to gather some basic information!"

Chu Ming thought to himself. It was no surprise that the Holy City was the center of the Central Divine Domain. The spiritual power in the sky was as dense as rain, reaching an almost extreme concentration. There must be more than one dragon vein of spiritual power buried beneath the city, providing it with a constant supply of spiritual power.

Chu Ming walked through the streets and soon arrived in front of a red three-story pavilion. The pavilion had a glazed, antique appearance. A dark red plaque hung at the top of the second floor, reading "Life and Death Infinite Tower."

The Life and Death Infinite Tower was an extension of the Life and Death Palace. The Life and Death Palace controlled everything on the continent, with its intelligence network spread far and wide. There was almost nothing the Life and Death Palace didn't know. The Life and Death Infinite Tower, in particular, specialized in selling intelligence.

In the Life and Death Infinite Tower, intelligence was clearly ranked and priced. There were six stars for intelligence, from one star being the lowest to six stars being the highest. A one-star intelligence roughly cost tens of thousands of upper-grade spirit stones. A two-star intelligence fluctuated around one million upper-grade spirit stones. Beyond that, the price increased exponentially at each level.

Five-star intelligence was mostly about Life and Death Realm Kings or exceptional Realm of Transcendence experts. Such intelligence costs billions of upper-grade spirit stones. Six-star intelligence was very rare and mostly involved news about imperial or top-tier Kings, valued at around one million top-grade spirit stones, an amount even top-tier Kings could barely afford.

Chu Ming walked into the Life and Death Infinite Tower. He saw several small windows, each one blurry, making it impossible to see inside but able to sense life aura from within.

The Life and Death Infinite Tower was sparsely populated. After all, while inquiring about intelligence here was quick, the cost was not insignificant. Typical Realm of Transcendence martial artists couldn't afford it. Besides, there were around eighty such towers in the Holy City, so the number of visitors to each was even fewer.

"What kind of information are you looking for?"

As Chu Ming approached the first window, a strong elderly voice asked calmly.

"I'd like to know about the overall situation of the Holy City and the current battle for the throne!"

Standing before the window, Chu Ming responded casually.

"You can ask at window number six!"

The elderly voice hesitated slightly and then replied blandly.

"Thank you!"

Chu Ming nodded. At this moment, he noticed that the windows were numbered with red markings. He had just asked at window number one.

Chu Ming walked slowly to window number six and repeated his question. Again, a strong elderly voice responded.

"That intelligence is classified as three-star and costs seven million upper-grade spirit stones!"

The elderly voice stated calmly. Chu Ming nodded lightly and took out a dozen boxes of upper-grade spirit stones from his storage ring, placing them on the ground. He couldn't help but marvel, the Life and Death Infinite Tower was truly adept at making money. Selling intelligence had huge profits with no costs. A single piece of information was enough for the tower to earn a fortune. However, maintaining the intelligence network of the entire Life and Death Palace also required considerable expenditure.

Once the staff counted the spirit stones and confirmed their accuracy, the elderly voice spoke again.

"The information you requested is in this jade pendant. Just probe it with spiritual power, and everything will be clear."

A withered hand reached out from the window, placing a green jade pendant in front of Chu Ming.

Chu Ming took the jade pendant and left the Life and Death Infinite Tower. He planned to stay in the Holy City for a considerable period. This time, he didn't intend to stay in an inn but decided to buy a small estate in the city.

Spending ten million upper-grade spirit stones, Chu Ming obtained residency rights for an estate in the Holy City. These rights were temporary, lasting only fifty years. After fifty years, the estate would be reclaimed. However, for Chu Ming, fifty years was more than enough.

Inside the estate, Chu Ming took out the green jade pendant from his storage ring and probed it with his spiritual sense, carefully reading everything within. After a long while, when he finished reading, the entire pendant shattered into countless pieces of powder, scattering with the wind.

"Phew!"

Chu Ming exhaled lightly. The regulations in the Holy City were not overly strict. Although there were squads of Guard Army personnel, they mainly defended against demons. As for human experts, as long as no lives were taken, severe injuries from fights were permitted.