While Long Chen was immersed in his cultivation, he suddenly heard someone approaching quickly outside. He had made it known that he did not want to be disturbed, and if it was not something important, Suyan would not have allowed anyone to disturb him.


    Long Chen knew that something had happened, so he emerged from his cultivation state. His eyes sprang open and he stood up. When he opened the door, a slightly panicking Suyan stood in front of him and said hurriedly, “Big Brother, the people from the Divine Wind Faction are here! They’re looking for you!”


    “They’re here?” Long Chen gasped. He recalled how he had snatched away Feng Zhilin’s Martial God Tombstone and the Seven Star Lord’s inheritance. News of this had long spread to other people, so it was only normal that the Divine Wind Faction was here.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    “Father, Uncle Lei, and the others are in a standoff against them. I came to tell you to be careful. They’re here for you, so don’t go there. Father and the others can deal with it,” said Suyan, looking at him with concern.


    Long Chen smiled and said, “Since they’re looking for me, how could I stay here? Yan’er, stay here and don’t go out. I’ll go meet them.”


    Long Chen was not as weak as he once was.


    If the Divine Wind Faction darede here, then their n leaders were likely present too. Feng Zhilin, being the person who was directly involved, was sure to be here too. Wu Guangyu was usually by her side, and if he hade, Mo Xiang was surely with him. Long Chen had a faint sense that Mo Xiang was not far away right now.


    “What?” Suyan hade here to tell Long Chen not to go, but to her shock, he intended to go. She quickly stretched her arms out and stood in front of him, saying, “Big Brother, there are many people from the Divine Wind Faction outside! And they’re all aiming for you. I don’t think you should go, or you’ll be in danger …”


    “Who can threaten me at my current strength? Also, I have your father protecting me,” Long Chen said with a smile, gently pushing her arms away.


    “Alright, then. I want to go with you too.” Suyan clutched his arm, like she was afraid he would run off. He looked at her in exasperation, then nodded.


    He knew their approximate location without needing Suyan to exin. With a sh, he quickly charged towards that ce, and soon, using the Soul Swallowing Gaze, he spotted them five hundred meters away. Long Chen sensed that indeed, there were many masters present. Many familiar people were there, and most importantly, Mo Xiang was there too. Wu Guangyu, Feng Zhilin, and the others were present as well.


    Long Chen only needed a second to cover five hundred meters, so he quickly arrived on the Thunder and Demon ns’ side. There were many people gathered there, including the Seven Sect Elders of the Demon n, the Seven Thunder Elders, and many disciples of both ns. There were even many regr cultivators surrounding them, watching from afar. Suxue, Bai Lan, Lei Ji, and the others were standing in front of the crowd.


    In front of them were the people of the Divine and Wind ns, who wore either all-white or light-green clothing. Their outfit choice made it easy to distinguish their identities. The leader of the Divine Wind Faction was ady in a white dress. Her face was veiled, and Long Chen sensed that she was at least as powerful as Bai Lan was. Next to her was a long-bearded old man who looked like a righteous immortal.


    They were the Divine n’s matriarch, Wu Lian, as well as the Wind n’s patriarch, Feng Qing. Behind them were Wu Guangyu, Feng Zhilin, and over ten Eighth and Ninth Earthly Martial Staged cultivators from their ns. Mo Xiang, who had been separated from Long Chen for almost half a year, was standing behind Wu Guangyu.


    Everyone else was looking at Wu Lian and Feng Qing, but Long Chen was looking at Mo Xiang. Mo Xiang also saw Long Chen, and a wave of emotion filled his eyes. However, there were other people present, so the mature Mo Xiang quickly suppressed them.


    Long Chen was the same. He carefully regarded Mo Xiang and found that his aura was much, much stronger than before. Previously, he had only been a Category Four King-tier, but now he was at least a Category Eight or Nine. He was just a step away from bing an Emperor-tier demonic beast.


    Aftering here, Long Chen had not seen any other Emperor-tier beasts.


    However, the gigantic Ancient Graveyard probably had many of them.


    It seemed like Wu Guangyu had fed Mo Xiang a lot of precious treasures during this time. Long Chen felt relieved when he saw that Mo Xiang was getting stronger and was not under Wu Guangyu’s control.


    Mo Xiang and Long Chen were the only ones here who knew how to use thenguage of beasts, so when Long Chen arrived, Mo Xiang said to him, “Big Brother, I heard things about you. You’ve gotten much stronger, and I have reached the Category Nine King-tier. Should I take this chance to break free from Wu Guangyu and return to your side?”


    Mo Xiang probably had enough of being by that bastard’s side.


    “How is life on that side? Is your life in danger?” Long Chen asked gently.


    “Of course not. That brat treasures me a lot, and feeds me a lot of fire-type treasures. In the beginning, he used a hypnosis technique on me and thought it could tame me. He doesn’t know that I was just pretending.”


    Long Chen thought for a while. This was not the time to kill Wu Guangyu. Long Chen had to find a chance to kill him to get Mo Xiang back. The Divine Wind Faction was here to look for trouble today, and if he asked Mo Xiang toe back now, it would only worsen the conflict between the factions.


    “There are around twenty days left until the Nine ns Martial Youth Competition. When I beat Wu Guangyu there, we can reunite,” Long Chen said aftering to a decision.


    “Alright.” Mo Xiang nodded. He could easily endure twenty days or so. However, he had some doubts. He had stayed by Wu Guangyu’s side all this time and knew how strong he was—especially after receiving the Azure Lotus Lord’s inheritance. Could Long Chen defeat him at the Martial Youth Competition?


    But he would never voice his doubts.


    He knew that Long Chen would have his ways. This was how much he trusted Long Chen.


    Long Chen and Mo Xiang had only taken a short while tomunicate using thenguage of beasts. He looked at Mo Xiang for a while more, then diverted his gaze to other people. However, after seeing Mo Xiang, his desire to be reunited intensified. He needed to beat Wu Guangyu in the finals so he could snatch Mo Xiang back.


    As for the other people, their gazes were all on Long Chen the moment he appeared. There was curiosity in many of their eyes, but there was one particrly fiery re. Long Chen looked at the source. It was Feng Zhilin. After experiencing the two major incidents involving him, Long Chen was undeniably the person she hated the most in the world. Snatching the Martial God Tombstone and the Seven Star Lord’s inheritance were minor incidents. Most importantly, Long Chen had stripped her of her clothing and seen her naked body.


    That incident had left an unerasable mark in her mind.


    She would asionally think of that day even now. After suppressing her emotions for such a long time, she could not wait to rip him apart.


    When she saw Long Chen show up with nonchnce on his face, Feng Zhilin’s eyes almost burst into mes. She took two steps forwards, unable to wait any longer, but Wu Guangyu quickly pulled her arm. He whispered in her ear, “Zhilin, do you hate him that much? I’m going to be your husband soon; let me kill him.”


    When Wu Guangyu spoke, she felt his hot breath on her ear, which gave her a fuzzy sensation. A red blush appeared on her face, but when she recalled how Long Chen had also given her a simr feeling, the feeling in her heart quickly disappeared.


    “Zhilin, what’s wrong?” asked Wu Guangyu.


    “N-nothing …” Feng Zhilin said hurriedly. Her eyes were still fixed on Long Chen. She gritted her teeth and said, “I must kill that bastard today! The Seven Star Lord’s inheritance is mine!”


    “Mhm. Be patient. Your grandfather and my mother are speaking to the Thunder Demon Faction.” Wu Guangyu’s handsome face broke into a warm smile. He looked at Long Chen and regarded the teenager who had once escaped him. To his surprise, the teenager had reached the Seventh Earthly Martial Stage.


    <i>He improved so fast! It must be because of the Martial God Tombstone. I can’t believe that the person I let go because he didn’t seem important ended up reaching such a high level. However, when a person without any background gets a valuable treasure in the Ancient Graveyard, isn’t it just a death wish? </i>


    There was a sh of bloodlust in his eyes.


    He suddenly recalled that Mo Xiang once belonged to Long Chen and quickly turned around. When he saw that Mo Xiang was looking at himself with a loyal gaze, without even ncing at Long Chen, he was relieved.


    <i>That beast-taming technique was taught to me by the best beast-taming expert in the n. He has tamed thousands of beasts, so there should not be a problem. The Sun Devouring Wolf is extraordinary, and if I can make him reach the Emperor-tier, it will be a great boost to our n’s might. If he gets strong, I get stronger too. However, finding a treasure that can take him to the Emperor-tier has been difficult. I have already searched through the whole Fire District at this point. </i>


    While Wu Guangyu was thinking about this, the Wind n’s patriarch, Feng Qing, confirmed Long Chen’s identity. He looked at Bai Lan and Lei Ji calmly, then said in a slow, mild, manner, “Since the person we’re looking for is here, everything is much easier. The Wind n secured the Martial God Tombstone at ck Gold City and we were about to collect it. However, this nameless, irrelevant character, Long Chen, used a sly trick to take away something that belonged to the Wind n. Then, within the Seven Star Lord’s tomb, Zhilin had already gone in, but this irrelevant character caused trouble once more. He snatched away my granddaughter’s inheritance … “