<h4>Chapter 1961 (Raw 2059): Medicinal Spring, Pill River</h4>


    Auspicious and ominous were hard to differentiate from each other. One could not make a rash judgment.


    Naturally, Xiao Chen knew this principle. If he were alone, he might have chosen to enter by the ominous gate.


    Those with immense confidence in their strength would not fear any danger.


    A ce of great suffering would definitely have great fortuitous encounters.


    However, in this adventure, Xiao Chen had a team. Being a part of a team, he had to think of the entire team.


    The leader had to incorporate himself into the team, to unify it into an integral whole.


    At the moment, the members of the team were in danger. Facing these damned corpses was a huge headache.


    “Xiao Chen, should we form the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation and charge out?”


    Wei Hongfei saw many cultivators working together in formations, advancing without fearing battle.


    Xiao Chen shook his head. The Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation was a trump card. There was no need to take it out so quickly.


    Formations took an enormous toll on Soul Energy. The Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation could not be casually formed at any moment.


    The south gate is neither auspicious nor ominous. It is rather bnced. It should not be so difficult.


    There must be some detail that I did not notice.


    “Bang! Bang! Bang!”


    Vital Qi surged as Xiao Chen threw punches. Each punch contained sixty Cauldron Force of strength.


    However, even with such vast strength, it could only push back these damned corpses. The armor that they wore neutralized too much of the force.


    What armor is this? Even Xiao Chen felt tempted by this armor, wanting to obtain a set for himself.


    This armor is almostparable to the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit of Qin Aotian.


    The difficulty is due to this armor—more precisely, the formations contained in the armor.


    No matter what formation it is, it will need energy for it to be activated.


    These damned corpses do not have any intelligence, only fighting on instinct. They should not be able to activate the formations in the armor.


    In that case, who is operating the formations in the armor?


    “Murong Yan, protect me.”


    “Got it,” Murong Yan shouted and threw a few punches. Then, he yelled at the damned corpses, “Scram!”


    Murong Yan charged over to Xiao Chen to block the damned corpses endlessly swarming over from all directions.


    Under Murong Yan’s protection, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and spread out his Soul Energy.


    It was still like casting a stone into the sea; there was no reaction whatsoever. However, Xiao Chen did not give up. He continued to expend his Soul Energy, trying his best to sense some fluctuation in the air.


    I see it!


    After a while, Xiao Chen’s efforts bore fruit. His Soul Energy detected a mysterious spring of energy in the center of the ancient city.


    This unknown source of energy gave off tens of thousands of strands of Soul Energy, sending energy into the armor of the damned corpses at every moment.


    This kept the formation in the armor operating. The Soul Energy was not strong, but its prative ability was extremely terrifying.


    “I have an idea.”


    Xiao Chen opened his eyes and shouted, “Everyone, gather by me andyer your Dao Might.”


    Although the group did not know why Xiao Chen said this, no one questioned him.


    The others quickly extricated themselves from their battles andnded around Xiao Chen.


    “Everyone, listen to me. Spread out your Dao Might to the surrounding one kilometer—just one kilometer, no more and no less.” A glint of confidence shed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. He said seriously, “I found the way to deal with these damned corpses.”


    Murong Yan smiled. “I’ll go first. Fire Dao, heed my call!”


    Right after Murong Yan spoke, the Dao disk behind him condensed into a spark and rose rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a straight line soaring up. The Fire Dao’s Dao Might spread out for exactly one kilometer.


    “Wind Great Dao!”


    “Light Great Dao!”


    ...


    The Dao Might ovepped, forming an extremely horrifying force field one kilometer around Xiao Chen’s group.


    “Saber Great Dao! Thunder Great Dao!” Xiao Chen shouted, and two Dao diskspressed into a spot. Then, thebined Dao Might of the Saber Dao and the Thunder Dao surged out.


    “Boom!”


    Instantly, something like a Dao Domain formed in the space within one kilometer and immediately blocked off all the strands of Soul Energying from the unknown energy spring.


    When Great Dao Energy was cultivated to a certain extent, it would generate a strong force field—the Dao Domain.


    Xiao Chen had once seen the Heavenly Dragon Pce’s Elder Tian Yun execute it, so he had a certain understanding of a Dao Domain’s might. Hence, he conceived of such a method.


    While theyered Dao Might from thebined efforts of the group could notpare to a true Dao Domain, it was more than sufficient to block the highly prative Soul Energy.


    “Liu Ruyun, Duan Fei, quickly attack!” Xiao Chen ordered.


    The two that did not contribute to theyered Dao Might took action immediately.


    “Falling Leaves Filling the Air!” Liu Ruyun shouted as she drew her short saber. A strong wind blew, and fallen leaves containing saber intent flew all over the ce.


    “Whoosh! Whoosh!” As therge-scale attack of these fallen leaves swept out, the damned corpses within one kilometer were like paper, easily chopped down.


    “I seeded!” Liu Ruyun eximed happily. The short saber in her hand danced around continuously, endlessly sending out strands of saber Qi.


    The damned corpses within one kilometer were now mere skeletons, shattering and falling to the ground.


    “Xiao Chen, you are incredible!” Murong Yan said joyfully.


    Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. He said seriously, “It is not over yet. Attack together. Expand the Dao Might by ten times.”


    “Alright!”


    “Boom!”


    As the Dao Might’s range expanded to ten kilometers, the many cultivators covered by the Dao Might discovered that aside from the pressure, the difficult-to-handle damned corpses shattered with a touch. They immediately rejoiced.


    Xiao Chen’s group could not maintain this for long. After a while, the Dao Might retracted and returned to the bodies of the four.


    However, during this short period, most of the damned corpses on the streets died.


    “Friends from the Divine Dragon Empire, many thanks for helping out.”


    The previously trapped cultivators quickly moved far away after giving their thanks lest they get surrounded by the damned corpses again.


    The danger was resolved for now. Wei Hongfei felt somewhat confused as he asked, “Xiao Chen, why did you help the others deal with the problem of the damned corpses? They are all our potentialpetitors. As long as they tried, they could retreat from the city. They would not die in the hands of these damned corpses.”


    Xiao Chen pointed to the ancient city and said, “Look at how big this ancient city is. We cannot explore much of it by ourselves. Furthermore, we still have to face the strong Rank 6 sects and the Heavenly Lodging Pce. The more people we have, the more beneficial for us. This is something we are capable of doing; this one action will help us aplish many things.”


    “That makes sense.”


    After the exnation, everyone’s eyes lit up in agreement.


    “Following this, let’s split up and explore. If you make any major discovery, quickly send word.”


    As long as the core disciple identity tokens of the Dragon’s Gate’s outer pces were linked up, they could function asmunicators, which made things very convenient in this ancient city.


    Aside from the ancient city’s vastness, Xiao Chen made such arrangements because he could tell that Wei Hongfei and the others felt adventurous and wanted to try their luck on their own. They had recently grown stronger, giving them the confidence to do so.


    “You! Stand still!”


    Xiao Chen stopped Liu Ruyun and said, “Follow me.”


    Liu Ruyun said unhappily, “Why? I was the one who killed the damned corpses earlier.”


    “If the mortal enemies of the Dragon Race had not appeared, with your strength and trump cards, I would not mind you striking out on your own. After all, one has to grow up eventually. However, this time, it is not up to you.”


    Xiao Chen insisted, so Liu Ruyun could only obediently follow him.


    “You go on your own, then.”


    Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Demon Blood Vulture turned into a sh of scarlet light. Then, it circled him a few times before flying away excitedly.


    When Liu Ruyun saw this, she grumbled angrily, “I am notparable to a stupid bird.”


    “That’s right. In some aspects, you are notparable to it.”


    Xiao Chen continued walking. The Demon Blood Vulture’s lifeforce was much stronger than Liu Ruyun’s. It was not difficult to defeat it, but it would be difficult to kill it.


    “You...”


    These casual words frustrated Liu Ruyun. She clenched her teeth, an angry expression on her pretty face.


    The ancient city was filled with fortuitous encounters of various sizes. The southern sector seemed to be focused on alchemy. Many of the pces and halls had perfectly intact pill furnaces and perfectly sealed bottles of Medicinal Pills.


    However, the damned corpses here had been Alchemists with strong Soul Energy when they were alive. This made them more problematic to deal with, now that they were dead, which wasted a lot of time.


    “A pill manual!”


    Xiao Chen’s face lit up with joy. After exploring more than ten halls, he finally found something that gave him a great and pleasant surprise—a jade strip on a damned corpse recording Alchemic Recipes for many ancient Medicinal Pills.


    After checking the jade strip, he carefully put it away. This thing would be very useful in the future.


    Xiao Chen,e over quickly. Someone here discovered a medicinal spring. It seems like there is a pill river as well.


    Just at this moment, Murong Yan’s voice came from the identity token. He had found a great fortuitous encounter.


    “Run.”


    Not daring to dy, Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun rushed over.